Pep Guardiola Defends Bernardo Silva Over Controversial Benjamin Mendy Tweet

​Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended Bernardo Silva after the midfielder attracted plenty of criticism for a controversial tweet regarding Benjamin Mendy. Silva ​compared Mendy to the mascot of Spanish chocolate brand Conguitos, which the Frenchman recognised was a joke, although Silva later deleted the post after many accused him of being racist. Breaking: @kickitout “extremely disappointed” & “shocked” by “offensive” Bernardo Silva tweet. “Racist stereotypes are never... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/