time. Here's the teams. They've picked fresh Royal. First
England cap for a year on Tuesday night. Nick Pope is
First Choice in the Burnley goal, but the back Kevin long
plays for the first time since February of last year
called upon with Nathan Collins suspended, after his sending
off at Brentford and been MIA. Still out engine. The other
change from last time out is the inclusion of Jack cork is
an extra midfielder.
He comes in in place of Maxwell, Gourmet
Coffee joining, Ashley Westwood
and Josh Brown Hill
in the heart of the side.
I'd at least found big horse. Leading the line. The Dutchman
has just the one goal so far. Since his January arrival
cornet is available on the bench. He scored four times
against Manchester City,
but Leon in the Champions League
teenage Defender, oh and auction
houses for a premier league debut.
Edison withdrew from International GT with Brazil
last week to Real mess, but starts for Manchester city
today at the back Ruben. Diaz is still injured and
Johnstone's left on the bench after withdrawing from England
Duty last week.
So Nathan, a key, gets a start,
there's no, but I do sell for in a Manchester City starting
lineup in the Premier League, for the first time. Since
the opening weekend of the season. It'll kinda under one comes in
as Captain,
Raheem Sterling skippered and scored for England on Tuesday.
He starts in a front three for the Champions today. Alongside
International colleagues. Film foden, and chat, Gris leash.
That means Riyad mahrez is held in reserve. He scored more
Premier League goals against Burnley and he has any
other side. Bernardo silver also begins on the bench,
11 games for Burnley to save themselves. Nine matches for
Manchester City to try and retain their title in this
tightest of races with Liverpool. But before they meet
their Rivals, next weekend,
there is business to take care of
that surf. More today
from Raheem Sterling.
I'm in Lennon and plenty of space.
Whooping it in first time.
And that was not far away.
Early encouragement for Burnley certainly was a brilliant ball
in and brown hair was close to capitalize it. Fantastic
opening
for Burnley, first from Charlie Taylor
and then from out of their wit's that ball across and
Edison's beaten.
He's looks like he's watching it. He looks like he's
comfortable where it's going, but he doesn't know. He thinks
that my could be going in the top Corner, bright, stop' and
Burnley.
Change times not risk from the start today, withdrew from
International Duty. The Walmart denting and Switzerland. Last
week
just shows the importance of the games coming up managing
their games. This week,
jail can say liar.
Every bomb is likely to be required by Guardiola at some
stage. This is Sterling in towards the brother and that's
the only goal already something by Kevin De bruyne.
Inside the first five minutes,
a statement from the start from the champions.
Double figures for the Premier League season for Kevin De
bruyne on his 200th. Premier League appearance for the club.
Well, the main man settles our nerves
early at Turf Moor for Manchester City.
Roger eat all the time and space
floating the ball across, and it's a clever, not back. But then
the skill, the ability
from the broiler up, technically, a wonderful strike,
all the power that you want to run it all the confidence that
you need just to smash it past Nick Pope. It's not too far
away from him,
but he hasn't got a chance.
It's an important early goal for Manchester City.
Just what they needed. Isn't it at the start to settle things
down here?
Likes of Kevin, De bruyne will give her a break by Belgium.
He's had some time off and his strength back on
the scoresheet.
Him Sterling was England, captain and his in behind here,
looking for Phil foden. It will reach him,
the plan of cutting it back and trying to tee up the strike for
Rodrick which brings their say from Nick Toth back in by
the burner again
and gathered up by Pope.
Threat from this, Manchester City team is everywhere,
and that overload down the flanks Sterling pulling wide,
drags all the Midfield, all the defense back allows rodri, all
this time, and space on the edge of the box.
Kyle Walker,
work it wife or Sterling, the Bronner tries to return it in
behind for Raheem Sterling and they have worked it. Well, this
is going to work
and that's true. Now.
Just right there.
Manchester City in complete Command.
When it's the skipper who scored it.
To up before the
Midway point of the first half. That's wonderful on touch
football. Talking about the long balls,
this time. It's the intricate Parts in and Manchester City.
Working out wide. And then
the one wonderful touch from De bruyne up
slightest of deflections to beat Nick Pope.
Good shot. Good strike on the vale. Get It On Target.
You want the thinking? It's going to beat him, but
Just touched off the belongs. Boot.
That makes all the difference to beating. It poked
inside of the shin.
There's a lute like a lot
when it's that tight that close around here.
They're in cruise control
is 13 for Manchester City.
Let's put it down. Can Silo in all sorts of space and it will
reach the fall back here. Who wants more was the the furthest
forward taking on common Roberts flexing, it across
goal.
Could have gone anywhere really potpourri.
To be able to gather it up.
Very, deliberate Turtles and it from codon.
Hope there to deny a diploma comes again for Manchester
City. Good ball in hope once more, is required to make them
safe for. He'll take under one.
Four minutes into the second half to Big saves already be
set the cut back.
Can you be still? Can t be waiting for the strike?
Yes, it's close to him. Put his body weight of his body weights
wrong,
and it makes it a lot harder
on a chase thing. One for Burnley.
Let's they can find that moment just to change the momentum.
When this presence is proof that important, it will break
back here for next. Roll, call
off the line from Nathan. Actually.
It was very close to having crossed the line. Now, though,
the offside flag goes up and it's all going on.
I don't think
he was the one who's offside
Horst, who plays the ball to him again. He's offside, but
it's an incredible save on the line from at gate.
Let's get a shot on. Target, get something away.
This
Sterling
sit back from De bruyne him Sterling delivers on. It wasn't
far away
from Gabrielle. JC's hasn't been on long. He was close to
getting it on the goal scoring act.
When it's full stretch and Full Tilt.
It's brilliant One Touch football
from Sterling. And if Brian it
from, they just felt
Jesus going with his wrong leg,
his preferred leg.
If I had something different on this right hand side.
They go again winning the ball back Rodriguez, going to take
the shot on
medicine is behind it and makes the save, but the fact that he
is forced into the save, his notable.
This is shot is a shot of sign of life,
and it comes from the Press
Jack Greeley's, get school,
slow on the ball,
slow with his touch.
Edison slightly. Miss times, his dive
just gets underneath it
window answer at him Sterling.
That's been our do so far in
space and support
Cuts back, the cross
of the post from Capital Jesus.
And then across the face of garlic goes,
that very nearly rat up there with
is almost brilliant.
Almost
second one,
its pattern Taps. The easier, the chance
did really well to control this and then, secondly did really
well to control the rebound.
And then
As he was such a good touch.
All right, it's Lotus touches
off Roberts Roberts his toe.
And it does some up, something of the story,
what has been a comfortable win for the Champions
to reclaim top spot if they surrendered for only a matter
of hours?
Kevin De bruyne scoring inside the first five minutes of
the match. And whenever Manchester City of God in front of
the Premier League this season, they have gone to win. Ilk,
I can do and
made sure with the second goal for Manchester City, 20 minutes
later.
They weren't able to add to their advantage, but they have
piled on the problems for Burnley. I've been for
the fourth game in succession without scoring. In any of
those four,
full-time Turf, more thermally. Nil. Manchester City 2.