Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City practised the designed set-piece which saw Julian Alvarez score with Burnley in mind.
De Bruyne appeared to surprise the Burnley defence with a quickly taken free kick, laying a through ball for Alvarez to finish instead of crossing into the penalty area.
The goal was Alvarez’s second of the game, with Rodri adding a third for City just after half-time before Ameen Al Dakhil scored a late consolation for Burnley in added time.
“Yesterday, we worked on it (the set-piece) a bit,” De Bruyne told TNT Sports. “In the beginning, I didn’t really want to do it but then the guy who was with Julian moved to him a bit, so opened the space for Julian to go into.
“I didn’t have to put it around (him), I just had to put it straight with the right speed, and then Julian does the rest.
“We practised this yesterday for Burnley but it can work against other teams. You can see Pep (Guardiola) is delighted with the staff because if you pull it off, they are happy.”
The win sees City go back above Arsenal into second place in the Premier League, ahead of Monday’s game at Brentford.
