Julian Alvarez had a fantastic 24th birthday celebration, scoring two goals as Manchester City easily won 3-1 against Burnley at the Etihad Stadium. This victory bumped City up to second place in the Premier League table.
It was a straightforward match for the champions, with Rodri scoring a third goal. This win marked City’s 13th consecutive victory over Burnley, where they scored an impressive 46 goals and conceded only two. Ameen Al-Dakhil managed to score a late goal for Burnley.
After this win, Manchester City now has 46 points from 21 games, just two points behind the league leaders, Liverpool. Burnley, however, is in a tough spot, second from the bottom and seven points away from safety, having played more games than 17th-placed Luton Town.
Noteworthy moments in the game included Kevin De Bruyne making his first start for City since the opening day of the season and Erling Haaland returning from a 10-game injury absence, coming off the bench for the last 20 minutes.
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GOAL! Man City 3 Burnley 1 (Ameen Al Dakhil 90)
GOAL! Man City 3 (Rodri 46) Burnley 0
GOAL! Man City 2 (Julian Alvarez 22) Burnley 0
GOAL! Man City 1 (Julian Alvarez 16) Burnley 0
Man City: Ederson, Lewis, Stones, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodri, Matheus Luiz, Foden, De Bruyne, Doku, and Alvarez
Burnley: Trafford, Vitinho, O’Shea, Ekdal, Al Dakhil, Gudmundsson, Berge, Brownhill, Odobert, Foster, and Amdouni
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