Man City have topped the Premier League for the first time in seven months!
The "Citizens" are top of the Premier League after beating Burnley with 5 games final remaining
The Citizens beat Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor to move level on 70 points with Arsenal, on the same goal difference but with a better attack.
City started the game in the best possible way, opening the scoring in just the 5th minute. After a counterattack from a Burnley corner, Doku received the ball in the centre of the area and found Erling Haaland, who, with a high pass, beat Dubravka to make it 1-0. .
Pep Guardiola's team dominated throughout the match, missing a number of chances, with the Burnley goalkeeper having an excellent day and the "citizens" being quite inaccurate in the final attempt, with Haaland also hitting the post in the 55th minute.
However, the hosts were harmless, Donnarumma's goal was not threatened at any time and City took an easy victory that brought them to the top of the
Premier League.
5 games to go
Manchester City have now moved to the top of the Premier League for the first time since the first week. Therefore, the title is now a thrilling five-game clash with Arsenal. The Gunners had been top of the table for 200 consecutive days until Erling Haaland's first-half goal ended the run and proved the difference against Burnley, who were relegated straight to the Championship.
Mikel Arteta's side can be encouraged by the way City fell after Haaland's goal, but Guardiola is an expert at organising his team and, having named 10 of the 11 who started against Arsenal, he is sure to make more changes for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Southampton. Arsenal play Newcastle in the league, also on Saturday.
Victory could prove decisive if City win the Premier League. Or there could well be upsets before the trophy is lifted.
What did Pep say?
Pep Guardiola has emerged to discuss the match . He too is repeatedly asked why City, who ( to remind you) won the game to go top of the league – were so bad.
"The chances were there. We created a lot. Make a fantastic game. We did everything. We had a demanding game three days ago. We played a really good game where we missed some goals. There’s no frustration. Why should there be frustration? We won three points. Of course we could do better in scoring goals but the guys did really well. The game was really well played in so many ways. Of course we could have scored more, but we take it".
He’s pressed to explain why this performance was so much less impressive than Sunday’s
"I completely disagree. Because we made a better performance in terms of chances than on Sunday. The performance was really, really good".
Manos Staramopoulos
Journalist and Analyst of International Football and Affairs
Chief Editor English Zone of Discoveryfootball.com
Athens (Greece)
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