Manchester City legend David Silva highlights current team’s superstar he wished he could have played with before hanging up his boots

Manchester City’s legendary midfielder David Silva has revealed that Erling Haaland is the current player in Pep Guardiola’s squad he would have preferred to play with.

Reigning PFA and UEFA Player of the Year Haaland picks up where he left off this season and is already leading the race for the golden boot with six goals in four games.

Silva recorded 60 goals and 106 assists in 309 Premier League games and was known for his ability to unlock low blocks with defensive passes, something Haaland would have enjoyed if they had played together.

The 37-year-old described the Norwegian striker as ‘a beast’, having scored 52 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions for City.

The Spaniard made 436 appearances in all competitions in his ten seasons at Etihad, winning the Premier League four times, the FA Cup twice and the League Cup five times.

Silva insisted: “Haaland is a beast and I like the way he moves on the pitch,

“I would have loved to play with him, to help him score more goals!”

The former playmaker progressed through the ranks at La Liga side Valencia, joining City in 2010, but left England in 2020 after six years to join Real Sociedad.

He played 93 games for Sociedad, but had to retire earlier this year after suffering a serious knee injury in the pre-season.

Silva tipped his former side to win the league again this year, saying: “They have a great team with some great players

This is Pep’s eighth season at City. The first year he had to get used to the Premier League, but now they are almost unstoppable.

Arsenal are the only team I can see that might have a chance to challenge City. The rest? I don’t think they can.’