Manchester City 1 Burnley 0: City player ratings as Pep Guardiola’s side go top of the Premier League

Manchester City 1 Burnley 0: City player ratings as Pep Guardiola’s side go top of the Premier League Manchester City 1 (Erling Haaland 5′) Burnley 0 Here are the City player ratings and match report as Manchester City beat Burnley 1-0 to move to the top of the Premier League table. A fifth minute goal from Erling Haaland was enough for City to pick up all three points and confirm Burnley’s relegation to the Championship. City dominated the match, and should have scored more than one goal, but they did the job they had to do and that was the most important thing City had to accomplish tonight.

The biggest surprise when the starting lineups were announced was that Nico didn’t take Rodri’s place in the starting lineup. With Rodri injured, it did seem that Nico would be a shoe-in to start. However Rayan Ait-Nouri replaced Rodri for tonight’s match with Nico O’Reilly slotting into midfield alongside Bernardo Silva.

First half. Both teams made a bright start to the match. Bernardo Silva made a driving run into the Burnley penalty area, but his shot was blocked by the Burnley defence in the second minute.

Burnley responded as Jaidon Anthony saw a curling shot saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma from the left-hand side of the City area after a quick Burnley counter after Nico O’Reilly gave the ball away in midfield. Rayan Cherki would see a shot tipped onto the post by Burnley keeper Martin Dubravka in the fourth minute after some great play by Bernardo Silva on the right created the opening for Cherki. Erling Haaland gives Manchester City the lead with a classy finish.