Manchester City continued their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a comfortable 5-0 win over Burnley, as goals from Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez and Leroy Sane which ultimately settled the game.
David Silva ran the show, assisting Sergio Aguero for the first goal of the game and before subsequently assisting Bernardo Silva for the second. Fernandinho added a third just moments later killing off the game, whilst Riyad Mahrez and Leroy Sane heaped more misery onto Burnley with goals in the latter stages of the game.
The result leaves Manchester City at the top of the table with 23 points from their nine opening league fixtures.
✅ Seven games against Burnley
— Manchester City (@ManCity) 20 October 2018
✅ Seven goals against Burnley
✅ Seventh in the @premierleague's all-time goal-scorers chart
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The game began as you would expect, with City dominating possession. I
The first half offered up a handful of opportunities for Sergio Aguero, who could have probably gone into the break with at least one other goal to his name. Burnley, on the other hand, tried to stay compact and then break on the counter, but largely struggled to do the latter.
Put your hands up!
— Manchester City (@ManCity) 20 October 2018
Put your hands up!
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The second half began in a similar pattern to the first, and in the 54th minute, Burnley crumbled completely.
Sane had p
CITY SUB | KDBack, baby!@DeBruyneKev @BernardoCSilva
— Manchester City (@ManCity) 20 October 2018
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In the end, it was a fairly routine performance from City who comfortably blew away their opponents. The reigning champions once more cemented their credentials as this season's title favourites.
Lineups
Man City: Ederson;
Subs: Muric, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Foden, De Bruyne, Sterling, Jesus.
Burnley: Hart; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; Lennon, Cork, Hendrick, Defour, Gudmundsson; Vokes.
Subs: Heaton, Bardsley, Long, Westwood, Vydra, Wood, Barnes.
Source: 90min