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Premier League: Burnley 1-4 Manchester City

Premier League: Burnley vs. Manchester City

Over football news, Manchester City have bounced back from their draw against Newcastle after hammering Burnley 4-1 at Turf Moor

The Sky Blues opened the scoring when Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus put the ball home with a brilliant curling effort form inside the box in the 24th minute.

Jesus scored his 2nd with a volley to double the lead for the defending champions before the hour mark. The Citizens kept on pressuring the hosts and Rodri made it 3-nil with a powerful screamer from the edge of the box in the 68th minute. Then Algerian striker Riyad Mahrez scored the 4th in a solo effort with just 3 minutes to go.

Manchester City were unable to keep a clean sheet as Robbie Burnley scored the consolation with a clinical finish for Burnley in the dying moments of the match. With the victory, Pep Guardiola’s team moved temporarily up to 2nd place in the Premier League table.


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