Manchester City star Bernardo Silva was delighted to score in his hometown on Tuesday night.

Former Benfica star Silva netted twice in City's 5-0 win over Sporting CP in the first leg of Champions League last-16 tie.

"It was a very good performance," Silva said. "In the first half we were in that mood to win 4-0. We were a bit sloppy which gave them the opportunity to counter-attack but we were very clinical. You need some luck as well. We are very happy with the win. To win 5-0 away is a great result and it's a great performance.

"Sometimes you play better than we did in that first half and we have gone in 0-0. We can always still improve.

"I am Portuguese and I'm from the other side of the city so it was special to score here in my hometown. It was nice to start the last 16 with a 5-0 win. It's always an extra motivation to come here to Lisbon in such an important game. There is still a job to do in Manchester. We cannot relax.

"It was a great goal and I'm happy to help the team. You have to keep going. 2-0 is better than 3-0. 4-0 is better than 3-0. You cannot relax. We try to do our best no matter what the score is.

"Was I very offside? It would have been great to score a hat-trick but I'm happy with two goals!"