Brazilian winger Savinho produced one of his best performances in a Manchester City shirt as the Sky Blues progressed to the semifinals of the Carabao Cup.
Amid an unconvincing start to his career at the Etihad Stadium, the former Girona player has been criticized for his play and has been linked to moves from the club.
However, Savinho scored in the 67th minute to give Manchester City a 2-0 win over Brentford after Rayan Cherki put City ahead in the 32nd minute with a brilliant strike.
Despite making seven changes to the starting lineup, Man City played out a very good game to earn the praise of manager Pep Guardiola who spoke equally highly of Savinho’s performance.
“What I like from Savinho is always he is digging, go go go all the time.”
“The final decision can be better, of course, but always I reward this work ethic and especially because he goes and he goes all the time. We trust him a lot, he’s young. He can play right and left side, both sides. He’s a player that is so aggressive and in time we [will] improve the final decision and [Savinho] will become a top, top class player.”
The 21 year old has played 20 games in all competitions this season and registered two goals and three assists; both goals have come in the Carabao Cup.
