Manchester City vs Burnley LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Julian Alvarez celebrated his 24th birthday with two goals as Manchester City cruised to a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Burnley at the Etihad Stadium to climb to second in the Premier League table.
It was a stroll for the champions as Rodri added a third goal to ensure a 13th win in a row against Burnley, during which time City have scored 46 goals and conceded two. Ameen Al Dakhil netted a late consolation for the visitors.
Pep Guardiola’s side moved to 46 points from 21 games, two behind leaders Liverpool, who play Chelsea later on Wednesday. Burnley are second bottom and seven points from safety having played a game more than Luton Town in 17th.
City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne made his first start for City since the opening day of the season and striker Erling Haaland came off the bench for the final 20 minutes after missing the previous 10 games due to injury.
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Manchester City vs Burnley
Trafford launches a handy long pass out to Al Dakhil before Brownhill's disguised pass sees Odobert win Burnley's first corner of the game. The Clarets are getting excited in the away end!
Manchester City vs Burnley
Guardiola's side have already had over 65 per cent possession in the opening stages, but are yet to make their dominance pay. De Bruyne continues drifting into pockets of space between the lines but Brownhill and Berge are doing a decent covering role at the moment.
Manchester City vs Burnley
Just as Burnley sense an opportunity, Berge fells Nunes and relieves the pressure on the City backline. The home side have not been able to find too much room as of yet, with Kompany's men well-drilled out of possession.
Manchester City vs Burnley
De Bruyne's free-kick is deflected over by a leaping Brownhill in the Burnley wall. The Belgian wanders over to take the corner, swinging towards the near post before Trafford deals with the danger.
Manchester City vs Burnley
Berge has a handful of Nunes' shirt, and perhaps his neck, conceding a needless free-kick on the edge of the Burnley area. De Bruyne, Foden and Alvarez will all fancy this one...
Manchester City vs Burnley
Since the start of the 2017-18 season, no side has won more Premier League away games against the reigning champions than Burnley (two), with the Clarets winning at Chelsea (August 2017) and Liverpool (January 2021) in that time. Can they secure another unexpected victory here?
Manchester City vs Burnley
Careful! Foden and De Bruyne exchange a delightful right-sided one-two before the former loops a right-footed cross towards the far post. Trafford claims initially, parrying down an unconvincing grab before collecting when Doku steams in towards the loose ball.
Manchester City vs Burnley
Doku makes a mockery of Gudmundsson and Vitinho on the left flank but Burnley regroup, breaking down the other end before settling back into possession with goalkeeper Trafford. The Man City winger will be encouraged by that early domination in a two-on-one situation.
Manchester City vs Burnley
Referee Samuel Barrott gets this Premier League clash under way on the blue side of Manchester!
Manchester City vs Burnley
Burnley are without a goal in 12 hours and one minute of football against City in all competitions since Robbie Brady managed a consolation strike in a 4-1 loss in December 2019. The last Burnley player to score at the Etihad was Ashley Barnes, in an FA Cup tie in January 2018. Can the Clarets find an unlikely result here? We’re about to find out as kick-off approaches…
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