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straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says his goal that broke Aston Villa's stubborn resilience and sent Manchester City top of the Premier League felt more important than usual.Manchester City had plenty of chances, but somehow could not convert and were heading for a nervy finish on a night that would end with them being top of the Premier League if they were to record three points. Bernardo's lovely curled finish on 79 minutes eventually broke the deadlock before Ilkay Gundogan's 90th minute penalty secured the three points, and the Portuguese attacker explained why the nature of the hard-fought victory felt different to other recent wins.

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says this season's Premier League champions will not need as many points as in the last three seasons, but will have to work much harder to win the title.Manchester City and Liverpool have won the league with 100, 98 and 99 points respectively over the last three years, with Chelsea racking up 93 points the year before. But this season, both City and Liverpool have already dropped five points apiece, with Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Leicester all slipping up in surprising fashion as well.

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says Manchester City must improve their away record after slipping to another defeat at Southampton on Sunday.City have now lost their last three away games in the Premier League, following the 2-1 loss at Chelsea and the derby defeat at Manchester United in March.Seven of City's nine defeats in the league this season have come away from home, and Bernardo says that is an area that has to get better next season as they look to regain their Premier League title from Liverpool.City were not without effort at St Mary's, producing 26 shots in 90 minutes in which they just could not get the ball past an inspired Alex McCarthy in goal nor the determined defensive line.