Manchester City playmaker David Silva is continuing
to play through the pain of a persistent ankle
problem. Spain international Silva was restricted to
one Premier League start in three months earlier in
the campaign due to the complaint. The 30-year-old
has since struggled for consistency, mirroring City's badly faltering Premier League title bid. Manuel
Pellegrini's team have not won back-to-back league
matches since October and passed up their latest
opportunity to do so when they were held to a 0-0
draw by struggling Norwich City on Monday.
Pellegrini revealed Silva's condition is being constantly monitored by himself and the club's
medical staff, but that the former Valencia man is
always eager to play, despite discomfort. "We are
always talking with the doctor and David," Pellegrini
said. "He feels some pain in his ankle, but he says
that he can play. "But I don't want to focus that we could not score goals [against Norwich] because
David has a problem in his ankle because last game
we scored four against Aston Villa." Silva was on
the scoresheet when City beat Dynamo Kiev 3-1 in
the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie,
making Pellegrini's men strong favourites to reach the quarter-finals for the first time when the teams
meet in Manchester on Tuesday. But, despite a nine-
point deficit to Leicester City ahead of the Premier
League leaders' match against Newcastle United,
Pellegrini insists he will not prioritise his European
bid over domestic fixtures. "No, because it's not our mentality," he said. "We are not giving priority to
one championship over another one. [They are] two
different competitions. "It's important to try to
continue in Champions League, winning on Tuesday
and arrive to the next stage, but that doesn't mean
we are not going to continue fighting in the Premier League." City's next Premier League match comes in
Sunday's Manchester derby against United at the
Etihad Stadium.


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