Sportsmen and women are notoriously superstitious and it would appear Bernardo Silva is no different.
The Manchester City winger helped his club to a domestic treble this season, which was completed in a 6-0 thrashing of Watford in last Saturday’s FA Cup final.
Silva himself had a spectacular season with 13 goals and eight assists and was also named in the team of the season.
And the 24-year-old revealed on Instagram he still has his Christmas tree up six months on from the holiday, suggesting it brought him and his team-mates fortune.
Tis truly has been a season to be jolly and the player captioned his post: “Bad luck?? It’s staying up!!!”
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After Pep Guardiola’s side were beaten by Leicester City on Boxing Day, they won 29 of their next 32 games in all competitions.
This included a run of 14 straight wins in the Premier League as they finished on 98 points to pip Liverpool to the title by a point.
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