Man City star Bernardo Silva fires accusation at the FA in furious 'unacceptable' rant

Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has launched a scathing attack on the FA, accusing them of jeopardising player welfare.

Silva is incensed that Manchester City were made to face Chelsea in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final, just three days after their Champions League encounter with Real Madrid.

Manchester United, on the other hand, take on Coventry in the second semi-final 24 hours later, despite having an eight-day break from play. Silva believes the FA shows disregard for player health and has labelled the organisation "unacceptable".

Silva stated: "We didn't play on a level field, because the FA didn't give us a chance to recover. Which in my opinion is not reasonable at all. I don't think it's acceptable we had to play on Saturday.

"It's too much. We played 120 minutes less than three days ago, and we had to play against a team that didn't travel, because they're from London. And they (Chelsea) had five days waiting for us and thinking about our game. There's no excuse for the game to not be on the Sunday.

"It's not acceptable. For all of us, as a team, that's how we feel."

Silva suggests that the authorities need to show more respect to teams like City, who represent English football in Europe's biggest competitions.

He added: "It looks like they (FA) don't care, because we've said it many times. It's not about wanting to be favourites, it's about health. I played 90 minutes, but I wasn't fine at all. I'll be honest, I was feeling my left hamstring and my right calf.

"This is not fair for Manchester City. Maybe other clubs went through it, but this is just our personal experience. They have to pay more attention to these details. We represent England in these European competitions and it's important for England, for this country, for other clubs, to qualify for the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League.

"So they need to pay more attention."