People reckon David Silva is trying to look like a former Irish Manchester City star

The Premier League is back and with it comes very important talking points, such as a Spanish midfielder's hair, or lack of hair.

David Silva decided to ditch his mullet for a non-nonsense buzzcut earlier this summer, and it wasn't universally well received. Many felt Silva had "went full Pep" by sporting the bald look similar to his famous manager. It has been quite the change for the Manchester City midfielder. However, others have spotted a likeness to a former City midfielder, rather than Guardiola. We're not sure if Stephen Ireland counts as a City legend - actually, he probably doesn't - but he was a pretty good player for them back when the club weren't owned by an oil-rich state in the Middle East. Ireland was City's David Silva before they could afford David Silva, and there is an undoubted likeness between the pair. Ireland came through City's academy and made 176 appearances for the club, before leaving for Aston Villa in 2010. The Irish midfielder was named City's player of the year for the 2008/09 season. However, Roberto Mancini didn't appear to be a fan, and allowed him join Villa as part of the deal that took James Milner to City. Ireland hasn't done much since, and is currently at Stoke City, recovering from a broken leg, but Silva evidently hasn't forgot about the one-time City player of the year. A lot of people spotted the resemblance between the pair during City's win over Brighton in Saturday's late kick-off. https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/896426259194023936 https://twitter.com/bro_arsenal/status/896410409976045568 https://twitter.com/jake_lcfc/status/896410932796116992 https://twitter.com/eastsportsman/status/896410125811974145 https://twitter.com/DonLacazette/status/896412135936413696 https://twitter.com/DannyPage77/status/896421788728602625 https://twitter.com/StevieHally1976/status/896420416478076928 Others thought he was copying his manager's look. https://twitter.com/NaturalPerplex/status/896414042264305665 https://twitter.com/Flying_Inside/status/896413777167560705 And that he looked like a former teammate. https://twitter.com/KHeneage/status/896409696265011200 https://twitter.com/BehanCFC/status/896420050709688321