Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo has discussed Bernardo Silva getting bulled in the changing room ahead of the latter’s departure from the club.
Silva and Semenyo are both set to start for Manchester City in their monumental Premier League showdown with leaders Arsenal on Sunday.
Semenyo has made a blistering start to life at the Etihad Stadium since joining from Bournemouth for £64 million in January, scoring eight goals and providing three assists in his first 19 appearances in all competitions under Pep Guardiola.
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The 26-year-old forward is set to witness club captain Silva leave the club at the end of the season and in a recent sit-down with the All Out Football podcast, Semenyo has revealed that he often sees the Portugal international get bullied by his teammates.
Semenyo: I don’t know why Bernardo gets bullied!
“He gets bullied a lot in the changing room, I don’t know why. A lot of the boys do it. (Why?) What he wears to training. It’s not even bad, it’s just very casual,” Semenyo said on Silva.
“I’m walking into the canteen, and I can see him in the corridor getting put in a headlock. I’m like, ‘Ah bless him!’. He hasn’t even done anything. It’s not by one person, it’s by three or four so he’s got no chance!”
Silva has been one of Guardiola’s most successful signings at the Etihad Stadium and a bargain since joining from AS Monaco for £43 million in 2017, winning six Premier League titles and a UEFA Champions League trophy amongst a plethora of silverware.
Semenyo’s start to life at Man City
Manchester City are set for a mass exodus in the upcoming transfer window and will need the next generation of stars to step up, assume responsibility and uphold the standards of excellence set by Silva and co over the years under Guardiola.
Semenyo has seamlessly integrated to life in the north-west since coming in from Bournemouth, quickly establishing his status as one of the first names on the teamsheet in a side that was over-reliant on Erling Haalandto score in the first half of the season.
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The London-born star has alleviated the goalscoring burden on Haaland’s shoulders and has the numbers to stake a strong claim to retain his place out wide in every Manchester City outing between now and the end of the season.
