Man City star Bernardo Silva has beauty and brains in stunning girlfriend Alicia Verrando

MEET Alicia Verrando – the business-savvy beauty dating Manchester City star Bernardo Silva.

Etihad manager Pep Guardiola hailed Silva’s intelligence after giving him his debut against Brighton in August.

INSTAGRAM: Alicia Verrando is the stunning business graduate who has won over Bernardo Silva

CAVENDISH PRESS: City star Bernardo Silva and girlfriend Alicia Verrando take a stroll through Manchester

The Portugal midfielder – in contention to start Sunday’s EFL Cup final against Arsenal – only dropped out of university because he already had a contract with Benfica.

So it is no surprise he found a connection with brainbox Alicia, who boasts two degrees.

The fact the Monte Carlo-born stunner is also a model may have also been a factor.

Alicia – who is half French, half Portuguese – graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor’s in International Business in 2015.

TWITTER: Alicia Verrando describes ‘fitness’ as one of the most important things to her

TWITTER: Alicia Verrando and Bernardo Silva pose for a picture together in the sea on holiday

INSTAGRAM: Bernardo Silva fell for Alicia Verrando because of her brains and beauty

INSTAGRAM: Alicia Verrando is a model as well as a business graduate

INSTAGRAM: Alicia Verrando was happy to move to Manchester with Bernardo Silva

INSTAGRAM: Alicia Verrando was born in Monte Carlo and began working at Monaco in 2016

INSTAGRAM: Alicia Verrando watches a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York

In 2016, she added another in Business Administration and Management from SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis in France to her CV.

It was in that same year where she met Silva, 23, after landing a job as an intern Marketing Assistant for Monaco.

The pair hit it off and began dating in no time.

Silva’s career boomed and, in the 2016-17 season, he helped inspire Monaco to Ligue 1 glory and into the Champions League semi-final, where they lost 4-1 on aggregate to Juventus.

Meanwhile, Alicia was promoted to a Project Manager at the club.

But her new job was no threat to their relationship and Alicia was happy to up sticks and move when City came calling for Silva.

She has been kept busy with her contract for j’adore MODELS.

On Instagram, Alicia describes “health”, “fitness” and “lifestyle” as the most important things to her.

And her regular bikini, fashion and gym snaps keep her almost 20,000 followers coming back for more.