Man City: Bernardo Silva punishment over tweet would be ‘mistake’
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It’d be a”mistake” to punish Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva to get a tweet about team-mate Benjamin Mendy, states manager Pep Guardiola.
After Mendy was contrasted to a character on a package of Conguitos City was written to by the Football Association – a sweet brand accessible Spain and Portugal.
“There are lots of situations with white folks where a cartoon will look comparable,” Guardiola stated. “The answer from Mendy has been apparent. They’re joking all the time.”
The post was published at 12:44 BST on Sunday but was deleted in 13:30, but Portugal global Bernardo afterwards tweeted:”Can’t even joke with a friend these days.”
Silva, 25, played the full 90 minutes of City’s 3-0 triumph on Tuesday at Preston in the Carabao Cup next round.
Guardiola said:”Bernardo is one of the most lovely people I have met in my entire life. He discusses four or five languages – that’s the ideal way to comprehend he is.
“One of his very best friends is Mendy. He is just like a brother. He took a picture of Benjamin if he was youthful and related it with this particular cartoon, quite like the image.”
“If they (the FA) want to do this (speak to Silva), Bernardo will be amenable to speak. But first you have to know which person you are speaking about.
“If something happens it will be a mistake since Bernardo is an outstanding person. It is not anything to do with colour of the skin or nationality.”
Charity Kick It Out has called on the FA to act after the governing body said that it had been exploring.
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