Burnley vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League score, result and reaction after goals from Haaland and Rodri
Burnley 0-3 Man City: Erling Haaland scored twice as City start the season with a win
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Your support makes all the difference.The Premier League is back! The new season got underway as newly-promoted Burnley hosted the reigning champions Manchester City at Turf Moor.
From the off, the champions showed that they haven’t missed a step as Kevin De Bruyne broke into space on the right wing, whipped in a cross and found Rodri in the box. He nodded the ball down to Erling Haaland to tapped it home for the opening goal. There were four minutes on the clock at the time.
Despite a spirited response from Burnley Haaland outdid himself later in the first half after receiving the ball from Julian Alvarez. He took a blind shot at goal and smoked home a blistering finish that ricocheted off the underside of the crossbar to send the visitros into the break two goals up.
Rodri then added to Burnley’s woes who with a well taken third in the second half before a bad night for Vincent Kompany’s men was capped off with a late red card to Anass Zaroury.
Relive the action as the Premier League returns with Burnley hosting Manchester City:
Burnley 0-2 Man City
39 mins: That finish from Haaland was crazy. He didn’t even need to check where the goal was, he just struck his shot sweetly and added a second goal.
Burnley haven’t played too badly but a couple of slight dips in concentration have been punished.
GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Man City (Haaland, 36’)⚽️
36 mins: Two for Haaland!
He’s hardly been involved in the game but Erling Haaland turns up when it matters. Kyle Walker brezzes down the right side and goes past Lyle Foster before pulling the ball back to Julian Alvarez.
Alvarez dinks it to Haaland who shoots first time and rattles the ball into the back of the net off the underside of the crossbar!
Burnley 0-1 Man City
33 mins: Manuel Akanji steps up the pitch on the inside right channel and is given the ball by Kyle Walker. He lifts a cross into the box but Ameen Al-Dakhil leaps highest to nod the ball away.
The initially clearance comes back to City who work it over to the left side of the pitch and let Bernardo Silva send in another cross. Burnley defend this one too.
Burnley 0-1 Man City
30 mins: Chance! Lyle Foster intercepts the ball just past the halfway line and carries it into the left side of the box. He cuts back onto his left foot and looks to curl his shot past Ederson but the effort is too wide and swings past the far post.
Burnley 0-1 Man City
27 mins: Close! Burnley’s first real sight at goal comes to Zeki Amdouni who nicks the ball back high up the pitch. He touches the ball into the box but Rodri sprints back and pokes the ball away from the forward before he can shoot.
Great defending.
Burnley 0-1 Man City
23 mins: Kevin De Bruyne does go off! He lasted 23 minutes on this return to the starting line-up but the Manchester City captain is replaced with Mateo Kovacic.
Burnley 0-1 Man City
21 mins: This is alarming for Man City. Kevin De Bruyne as called for the physio and looks to have picked up a knock. He didn’t play a massive part in pre-season and has been trying to recovery from a hamstring injury.
He’s taken the captain’s armband off and looks to be heading off the pitch.
Burnley 0-1 Man City
18 mins: Luca Koleosho looks to slide Connor Roberts into space on the right wing but gives the ball away to Rico Lewis. In an effort to win it back, Koleosho drives at Lewis on the byline before blundering him to the deck and giving away a free kick.
Burnley 0-1 Man City
14 mins: Manchester City are controlling possession but Burnley have a decent press on and are trying to be effective in closing down the ball.
Despite being a goal down, the crowd are enjoying what they’re seeing.
Burnley 0-1 Man City
10 mins: Close! Kevin De Bruyne comes bombing down the left wing this time and curls another fine cross into the middle of the box.
He picks out Erling Haaland but the Norwegian forward needs to stretch to reach the ball and he pokes it over the top.
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