Manchester City overtakes Burnley to keep pressure on Liverpool

city ​​of manchester They are positioning themselves for another career in the first division title, navigating to a 3-1 victory over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.

Vicente Kompany Before the start of the match he stated that his pupils had to be perfect to surprise in Manchester and at the end They were far from that.

City started the game the quicker of the two teams, forcing several half-chances early on, and got their reward in the 16th minute.

Matheus Nunes made a clever pass in the air that Julian Alvarez He was able to finish and beat the goalkeeper with a header from close range.

Just four minutes later it was 2-0. Kompany's former teammate, Kevin de Bruyne, gave a perfect assist to Julián Álvarezwho was present to score his second goal of the game.

The Belgian's free kick was executed with mastery and Alvarez He put his right-footed shot into the bottom left corner of the net.

Haaland returned to the field of play

Matheus Nunes would waste a good opportunity shortly before half-time, making space for himself inside the penalty area before firing a shot straight at James Trafford, The former Blues stopper made a smart save.

Yeah Burnley Their coach gave them an enthusiastic team talk, any good work undone a minute after the restart, as Manchester City took a 3-0 lead.

Rodri picked up a pass inside the penalty area and fired an unstoppable shot into the bottom corner of the net, practically signaling the end of the game for Burnley.

The visitors managed to score a solitary goal in injury time at the end of the second half. David Datro Fofana, on loan from Chelsea making a smart pass from behind to Ameen Al Dakhil who was able to deflect a shot into the net.

Another brilliant moment for the locals was the return of Erling Haalandwho came on as a substitute in the second half, after missing almost two months of action.