David Silva carries son onto pitch as City mascot
David Silva's son Mateo was born prematurely at just 25 weeks, and Guardiola frequently allowed Silva time off in order to visit his son, who was fighting for his life in Spain.
Silva carried his baby son onto the pitch pre-match as a mascot during Sunday's Premier League clash with Huddersfield Town.
Teammate Benjamin Mendy has called the little one the 'real man of the match.'
Mateo was born extremely prematurely at just 25 weeks, and Pep Guardiola allowed Silva frequent time off to see his son in Valencia.
May 15, 2018Mateo was released from hospital in May and appeared to be in good health as his proud father showed him off at the Etihad Stadium.
Mendy took to Twitter after the game to label the baby as 'man of the match' despite his own assists and Sergio Aguero's hat trick.
August 19, 2018Mendy dismissed himself as a contender, even though he had a great game that saw him heavily involved in more than one of the goals.
In the new Amazon Prime documentary 'Manchester City: All or Nothing,' it was revealed that Guardiola made an impassioned speech about Silva's difficult family situation.
"Today you have to win for one reason," he told his players.
"We have to win for David Silva and his girlfriend Jessica."
"He's f****** suffering in the life. When you go out there and you enjoy it, you enjoy it for him."
"If we go out there and we suffer, suffer for him. You know the situation."
"Today you want to win for David Silva and his girlfriend and his family. Is that clear?"