Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph has thanked playmaker David Silva for comforting him during his struggles with injury over the past two seasons.
Delph joined City from Aston Villa in 2015 as an England starter, but his career at the Etihad Stadium has been dogged by fitness issues.
Hamstring and Achilles woes laid him low last season before groin surgery sidelined the 27-year-old for four months this time around, leaving him well down the pecking order in Pep Guardiola s squad.
But Delph made a surprising return to City s starting line-up for the first time in the Premier League this season and completed 90 minutes in Wednesday s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.
Silva turned in a typically impressive display for the visitors and Delph hailed the man cappe…