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Burnley-Manchester City Premier League Post Match Thread

Colin Is The King

Colin Is The King

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Burnley 0 Manchester City 2
City Goals - De Bruyne 5' Gundogan 25'
City Assists - Sterling 5' 25'

FT Stats
Possession
Burnley 23.5% City 76.5%
Corners
Burnley 1 City 8
Offsides
Burnley 5 City 0
Fouls
Burnley 11 City 6
Cards
Burnley 1 Y City 0
On Target
Burnley 1 City 6
Woodwork
Burnley 0 City 1
Off Target
Burnley 2 City 12 (PL site has 3 Burnley shots, City 18 - City OS Burnley 2 City 9)

Attendance: 20,388 (CITK 7th April)

Compiled from Premier League and City Official Site match day threads

https://www.premierleague.com/match/66643

https://matchday.mancity.com/fixtures/first-team/2021/burnley-v-manchester-city
 
Record breaker
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Aymeric Laporte has set a new Premier League record!
The City defender made his 100th Premier League appearance in our 2-0 win against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.

https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/aymeric-laporte-premier-league-record-100-games-63784509
 
Colin Is The King said:
Sky have always had Liverpool as their game of the day 8.30pm coverage, methinks it will be Chelsea-Brentford tonight.
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Dips were a BT which means they could not be game of the day, but

I think you are right anyway as Brentford thrash Chelsea on their own patch, no doubt that the recent events have affected the Club badly
 
16:58
'Like a training day for Man City'
FT: Burnley 0-2 Man City

James McFadden
Former Scotland forward on BBC Radio 5 Live

It was almost like a training day for Manchester City today, almost like a rest day.

They were not tested at any point.

They say Turf Moor is a tough place to come – it certainly wasn’t today.
 
17:03
'Every game feels like a final'
FT: Burnley 0-2 Man City

Manchester City goalscorer Ilkay Gundogan speaking to Premier League Productions: "It's always tough to come here against a tough and physical side. They have a certain type of playing, we needed to be prepared for long balls to their tall striker and it's about winning second balls and trying to create chances and scoring. Obviously the two goals in the first half helped us a lot.

"The next two to three weeks will be decisive but every game feels like a final now to be honest. That's why it was very important to win today. You can't drop points otherwise it will be punished."

On midfield partner Kevin de Bruyne: "We all know he’s our key player. If he’s on form, we’re always able to win the games.
 
17:08
'We accept a proper battle'
FT: Burnley 0-2 Man City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola to PLP: "We're many years playing in these types of games. We scored early on so that helped us a lot. But the game is never finished until you score the third or fourth.

"The pitch was so difficult because the grass was high, no water and everything was so slow. But we did well and won the game.

"The next Premier League game we will play against Liverpool so we know they are going to win almost all the games - hopefully not the next one - but we will try to do the same. It's Atletico Madrid next, then Liverpool.

"When Raheem Sterling comes back from the national team he is full of confidence. The numbers...and he is never injured, like Riyad Mahrez, so they play consistently.

"People say experience when you are old but it works when you get good lessons and you learn from them. What you have done in the past doesn't mean it will happen again. Every game will be like this. We need to play these games with this target and we will try.

"When you arrive in May challenging to lift the title it means you have had an incredible season. Being here is because we work a lot and we have done that every single season. That is a lot of credit for the whole organisation. We will fight. The opponent is so tough and good but they said we will make a proper battle and we accept that."
 
17:13
'City are best in the league'
FT: Burnley 0-2 Man City

Burnley defender James Tarkowski to PLP: "I think they are the best team in the league so it's not the worst result. We know we have games beyond this and we knew the challenge coming in today. We did alright. They are a great side.

"They are so hard to get hold of. The movement and the way they move the ball is so good. Conceding that early goal did hurt us. It was a difficult day but there's 10 big ones ahead of us starting with Everton.

"We need three points on the board but we won't put too much pressure on ourselves."
 
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