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Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter for BBC Sport in Lisbon

Bernardo Silva was an old teammate of Ruben Amorim way back when the Manchester City star came from Benfica’s youth system.

At the time, he didn’t pay attention to Amorim’s desire to become a coach, but he noticed that the Sporting coach played in different positions, which gave him a different perspective on the game.

From next Monday the pair will be on the other side of the Manchester divide, so Bernardo can’t wish them too much success.

But he is happy to see another fellow Portuguese in the Premier League.

“We spent a few months together at Benfica [as team-mates]“We often trained with the main team,” said Silva.

“He always showed that he could read the game because he played different positions. He played as a defender, on the left side and as a midfielder.”

“If Ruben becomes Manchester United manager we will be worried about that.”