Pep Guardiola admits he cannot drop Bernardo Silva from Manchester City side

Pep Guardiola has hailed Bernardo Silva for becoming an automatic starter in Manchester Citys quadruple bid.Portugal midfielder Silva scored one and made the other for Sergio Aguero in Citys routine 2-0 Premier League win at Fulham on Saturday.The 24-year-old bossed the game at Craven Cottage as the Citizens edged a step closer towards an unprecedented quadruple.Manager Guardiola admitted he is left with no choice but to keep selecting Silva, given his scintillating form.Bernardooooo, Silva!Running down the wing @Sure #FULMCI #mancity pic.twitter.com/joXFLBvV6J Manchester City (@ManCity) March 30, 2019What Bernardo has done this season is a consequence of the way he accepts his role, said Guardiola.He works so hard and the rewards are there. Right now with the way he plays I cannot do anything else but put him on the pitch and let him play.Hes so important for us. What hes done for us is the best.Bernardo Silva, left, celebrates his goal against Fulham (Jonathan Brady/PA)Guardiola believes City must win all seven remaining league games to retain their title amid a tense battle with Liverpool.Silva deflected Guardiolas praise despite his starring role in south west London, insisting all that matters is that City keep winning.Its most important for the team to keep winning, Silva told Citys official club website.Then if its me scoring or Kun (Aguero) or Raz (Raheem Sterling) or Leroy (Sane) or Riyad (Mahrez) it doesnt really matter, what matters is three points.3! Bring on the next game pic.twitter.com/tfKzjuviIW Kevin De Bruyne (@DeBruyneKev) March 30, 2019We were very motivated, knowing that Liverpool had one more game than us, knowing that they were top of the league and we had to get back there.Citys travelling fans toasted Saturdays win by singing tributes to life president Bernard Halford, who died in midweek.And Silva dedicated the Fulham victory to Halford and his family.Everyone was sad for the news, he was a very important person for the club and the fans, so this win is for him, Silva added.Pep Guardiola wears a scarf as a tribute to life president Bernard Halford, who died in midweek (Jonathan Brady/PA)Fulham could be relegated with defeat at Watford on Tuesday night, with caretaker manager Scott Parker well aware of the clubs perilous position.Striker Aleksandar Mitrovic remains a doubt for the Vicarage Road trip, with a stomach muscle injury.Aleksandar has been struggling in the last few weeks, said Parker.He featured for Serbia in the week against Portugal, he came back in and didnt really have a chance to get right. Scott Parker endured a difficult afternoon (Jonathan Brady/PA)The turnaround for Tuesday is going to be a day-to-day basis.Well try and get some treatment into him but really I couldnt make a call on whether or not he will be fit for Tuesday.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

ga('create', 'UA-72310761-1', 'auto', {'name': 'pacontentapi'});
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'referrer', location.origin);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension1', 'By Nick Purewal, Press Association Sport');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension2', 'f79e1d61-9619-4953-9226-945604e83348');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension3', 'paservice:sport,paservice:sport:club-news,paservice:sport:football,paservice:sport:uk,paservice:sport:world');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension6', 'story');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension7', 'composite');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension8', null);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension9', 'sport:football');
ga('pacontentapi.send', 'pageview', { 'location': location.href, 'page': (location.pathname + location.search + location.hash), 'title': 'Pep Guardiola admits he cannot drop Bernardo Silva from Manchester City side'});