'Slight in size' but 'huge' for Man City
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Former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes Bernardo Silva and Pep Guardiola will be sorely missed when they choose to leave Manchester City for new horizons.
Silva, 31, is set to leave the club after nine years when his contract expires at the end of this season, but serial winner Pep Guardiola has insisted he still has "one more year" left on his contract after 2025-26.
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"Bernardo Silva is going to leave a hole, isn't he?" Robinson said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily. "He might be slight in size, but he is going to leave a huge cavity in the middle of this Manchester City team.
"But Pep Guardiola always seems to rejuvenate and regenerate his teams, the signings of Marc Guehi and Antoine Semenyo in January are just another example of that.
"The club will have to do that again before next season because Silva has been such a big part of this team."
Robinson added: "When you listen to Guardiola's winning record, it is actually incredible. This is a club that is engrained with winning trophies now.
"It is a regular occurrence for them now. They play at Wembley so often. They have become a powerhouse because of him.
"You can look at the investment this club has had - and you can talk about the off-field events - but somebody has still had to put a team together year in year out.
"He's had them competing consistently at the top of the Premier League and across Europe for a number of seasons now.
"Similarly to Silva, when Guardiola ever does decide to leave Manchester City, they will have a ginormous hole to fill."