'I think': Bernardo Silva says Manchester City have a player who's even stronger than Ruben Dias
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Manchester City may well be the best team in the Premier League, and they're also one of the strongest.
Pep Guardiola has built a team of super-talented players, but they're also head-and-shoulders above their rivals in terms of physicality.
The likes of Erling Haaland, Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias are all incredibly strong players, but according to Bernardo Silva, there's a player at City who is even stronger.
Indeed, speaking to Pro Direct Soccer, Silva named Manuel Akanji as the strongest player at City.
Silva says that Akanji is incredibly strong, and while Ruben Dias spends more time in the gym, the Swiss international can lift the most.
Manuel Akanji is the strongest player at Manchester City
Silva named Akanji as the player he believes could lift the most in the gym.
The midfielder says that Akanji is incredibly strong, naming him ahead of Kyle Walker and Dias as the strongest player in the City squad.
"Who can lift the most? I'm not going to say who spends the most time in the gym, that's another player, but I'll say who can lift the most. I think Kyle would be a good shout, Ruben Dias spends a lot of time in the gym, but I would say Manu, I think in terms of lifting it would be quite heavy," Silva said.
Who is the Premier League's strongest player?
Bernardo Silva has named Akanji as the strongest player at Manchester City, but there are a few other contenders when it comes to the strongest player in the Premier League.
Virgil van Dijk has been named as the strongest player in England by many of his contemporaries.
Harry Kane recently named Van Dijk as the strongest player he has ever faced, while Ivan Toney said similar about the Liverpool captain.
Meanwhile, Michail Antonio named John McGinn as the strongest player in the Premier League.
Akanji could certainly give a few of these players a run for their money, and it would be interesting to see the Swiss star battle any of these players on the pitch.
