Manchester City star Bernardo Silva sat out Portugal training on Tuesday morning ahead of their World Cup qualifier with the Republic of Ireland.
Bernardo joined up with his national team after another star performance for his club at Old Trafford on Saturday, scoring the second goal of a 2-0 win that was more dominant than the scoreline suggested.
Since a summer move that the player wanted never materialised, he has rediscovered his best form under Pep Guardiola and has been one of the manager's most effective and most used players this season.
Guardiola hopes in every international break that the players return to Manchester as fit as they were when they left, and will be watching developments with Bernardo after the Portuguese
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