'Can play anywhere' - Pep Guardiola hails Man City star after Club World Cup win
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBernardo Silva and Phil Foden both felt 'more comfortable' after Manchester City switched things up against Urawa Red Diamonds.
The Premier League champions were surprised by their Club World Cup semi-final opponents, and opted to move Foden inside and Silva wide to try and respond.
It worked a treat, as the Blues ran out 3-0 winners that booked them a place in the final against Brazilian side Fluminense on Friday.
Silva is good enough to make a difference 'playing everywhere', and the attacking switch enabled City to take control of the game and turn their possession into a lead. "We didn’t expect Urawa so compact, so deep - our free man was Manu [Akanji] and our wingers," said Guardiola. ALSO READ: City player ratings vs Urawa Red Diamonds as Nunes very good ALSO READ: Pep Guardiola tactical change put Man City on course for their own world title "Before the game I spoke with the team, said maybe we change it.
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