Bernardo Silva: Man City man refused to give Liverpool guard of honour in 2020 | OneFootball

Bernardo Silva was at the centre of the controversy during Liverpool’s 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday.

It was the Portuguese’s clash with Mohamed Salah in the closing stages that led to Jurgen Klopp being sent off from the touchline.

Silva hauled down Salah in front of the assistant referee but, remarkably, a free kick wasn’t given.

Liverpool's manager was dismissed for shouting in the face of the assistant referee as Silva and Salah continued their clash by squaring up.

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He wasn't done there, though.

Bernardo Silva's salty post-match interview

After the match, Silva gave a particularly salty interview as he called for 'consistency' from the officials.

“What we expect from the referees is consistency in their decisions,” he told Sky Sports.

“When you go through a path of not whistling little contacts throughout the whole game, you need to keep those decisions and keep going that way.

“If you want to whistle all of them, whistle all of them.

“But if from the beginning of the game you’re not whistling little fouls – and we saw in this game that he was letting us play, which is good, which is fine – then if there is a goal you cannot whistle a soft one.

“If you want consistency from a referee, you cannot change [approach] just because there is a goal and just because it’s a tough decision.

“You have to make the tough decision and keep the goal, in my opinion.”

Bernardo refused to give Liverpool guard of honour in 2020

Of course, Silva and Liverpool have a bit of history.

Back in July 2020, the Man City man refused to applaud the recently crowned champions before their match against Liverpool, choosing to hold drinks in both hands and then walking off before all the players had emerged.

Bernardo hit out at Liverpool fans on Twitter

A month later when City lost to Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals. Silva hit out at Liverpool fans for mocking him on social media.

He wrote: "And to all Liverpool fans that have nothing else to do than to come to a Man City player account, I’m also sorry for you but for the wrong reasons... pathetic... go celebrate your titles, or try to find a partner, drink a beer with a friend, read a book... so many options!"