We want two trebles in a row – Man City’s Silva

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva says winning the Treble for a second consecutive year is an “inspiration and motivation”.

City won the Premier League, Champions league and FA Cup last season and are on track to repeat the achievement.

They face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday following a 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu last week.

“We want to create the legacy. We want two Trebles in a row,” said Silva.

“We want four Premier Leagues in a row. We want the Champions League twice in a row. If we win two Trebles in a row that would be legacy.

“[But] in one week we could be out of all the competitions. But we are fighting.”

City take on Chelsea on Saturday in the FA Cup semi-final and sit top of the Premier League after title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal both lost at the weekend.

While Pep Guardiola’s side are favourites to win all three competitions, they have not always been at their best this season and Silva said there has been a “hangover” from the last campaign.

“To have that hunger to again go is not easy. It’s a mix of having a lot of players injured, having new players and those that have left. New players have to adapt which is not easy,” he said.

“Our feeling inside is to fight as much as we could. We have to fight. We can fight for all three competitions.”