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Silva had already played six years in the Premier League before Pep’s arrival.

And he might have thought he knew all there was to know about his position as he approached his 31st birthday.

But he says Guardiola has helped him see things in a different light and improve his game even further.

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“You learn an awful lot,” Silva said of Guardiola’s coaching.

“After all the years I’ve been in the game and with all my experience, I’ve really learned a lot on these four or five months with him.

“Even when you think you can’t learn much more about the game, you can and do in fact learn more by looking at things in a different light.

“He truly is an exceptional coach.”