Back to the Manchester City Newsfeed

Benfica coach Jorge Jesus SLAMS 'ungrateful' Bernardo Silva for urging his former club to elect new president as he claims the Manchester City star 'messed with me for many years'

Benfica head coach Jorge Jesus has launched a stinging attack on Bernardo Silva after the Manchester City winger urged the club to elect a new president.

This week Silva posted a lengthy statement on his Twitter account calling for change at his boyhood club, saying that while he respected current chief Luis Filipe Vieira - who has been in charge since 2003 - the Portuguese outfit need to show more ambition and have become too complacent of late.

But his words provoked an angry retort from Jesus, who gave Silva his debut in the 2013-14 season.