Five Things Learned: Burnley 0-1 Manchester City (Premier League)
Five Things Learned: Burnley 0-1 Manchester City (Premier League) Manchester City won narrowly at Turf Moor on Wednesday night to move top of the Premier League and relegate Burnley to the EFL Championship. The match kicked off with chances for both sides as Jaidon Anthony saw his curled effort saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma and Rayan Cherki ‘s quick response hit the post after a wonderful Martin Dubravka stop. At the fifth-minute mark, Burnley decided to press high and were caught off guard – Marc Guehi launched the ball upfield, Jeremy Doku controlled it and set up Erling Haaland with space to run.
The Norwegian dinked Dubravka and went on to celebrate his 24th Premier League goal of the season. The first-half maintained this rhythm until the end as the visitors were dominant in possession and tried to break a congested defence, while the hosts tried to punish the high line on the counter. It’s all about winning no matter how, says Erling Haaland on Premier League title race In the second 45 minutes, however, Burnley did not pose any threat to Donnarumma’s goal.
Manchester City, on the other hand, kept struggling to finish plays with efforts from Antoine Semenyo , Haaland, Savinho , Nico Gonzalez and Nico O’Reilly – but the ball simply would not hit the back of the net. Despite not shooting on target during the second-half, the Clarets tried until the very end, when they had a corner – their last and failed chance to avoid the drop. As for the Blues, they now jump to the top of the table, level on points and goal difference with Arsenal , taking advantage of the head-to-head record.
City now shift their focus to the FA Cup semi-final against Southampton at Wembley this Saturday. Kick-off is scheduled for 17:15 UK and only 15 minutes later, Arsenal will host Newcastle United in Premier League action. Here are five things we learned from a successful visit to Turf Moor!
1. We’re top of the league! City now lead the race for the Premier League title after a win that might seem disappointing given the context.
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