Internet Desk: After a defeat in the classic against Liverpool in the last round, Manchester City have recovered with sweat victory in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s commanders overcame a further expulsion of Fernandinho the third in their last six matches and beat Burnley 2-1 on Monday.
The goals of the victory of the City were marked by Clichy and Aguero, while Ben Mee discounted for the visitors in tento validated with the aid of the technology. On the stroke, the goalkeeper Bravo failed again in an air move, the visiting player kicked the crossbar and the ball passed by inches the line.
City dominated most of the game but only managed to open the scoring early in the second half when Guardiola relinquished David Silva and Agüero who started the game on the bench.
Interestingly, Fernandinho was no longer on the pitch – he had also recently been sent off against Borussia Monchengladbach by the Champions League on November 23 and against Chelsea through the Premiere League on 3 December.
With the victory, City returns to the English third position with 42 points, but can still be surpassed by fourth-placed Arsenal, who is 40 and still have an extra game in hand.