City 5 Burnley 0
October 20th 2018 att.54,094
City continued their good form with an easy win over Burnley. We had five different scorers including two excellent efforts by Mahrez and Fernandinho in maintaining our 100% home record. Joe Hart had a very good reception and he made a couple of good saves in his first Premier game against his old club. It was also good to see the return of Kevin De Bruyne after injury.
Burnley rarely troubled our defence and Ederson did not have to make a save. City started with a back 3 of Stones ,Kompany and Laporte - Walker being injured.
There were several great passing movements by City and the score could have been greater. Aguero got the ball rolling after good work by Sane and Silva early on but the second goal was not so straight forward. Sane appeared to be brought down and play seemed to have stopped but the ever alert David Silva managed to keep the rolling ball in and passed to Benardo Silva who smashed the ball into the net. Fernandinho cracked in a third and it was game over. Mahrez scored an excellent 4th to seal his good form and Sane made it five in the final moments.
City now hold the record for the longest unbeaten record for 3 pm kick-off Premier games. It was their 35th!
Two changes from the Liverpool game -Kompany and Sane were in for Sterling and Walker. De Bruyne was on the bench hoping to make his first home appearance this season
Good support by Burnley fans and the ground was pretty full
Joe Hart got a rousing reception by City fans
Kompany was lucky only to get a yellow for a bad foul in the opening minutes
From the free kick Vokes heads over the bar
Aguero heads wide following a great pass by Mahrez
Cork is booked for a foul on Silva
Sane just fails to get through
Hart saves well from Aguero after 15 minutes
Oh dear we should have taken the lead
However two minutes later David Silva crossed and there was Aguero to fire home
It all started with good passing between Sane and Silva
Fans and players celebrate that vital first goal
Burnley under continual pressure
Hendrick gets a yellow card for the foul on Fernandinho
Mahrez hits the side netting
A Burnley shot is blocked
Mendy and Vokes get treatment when they clash
Laporte manages to head clear
Aguero misses from the rebound! ...and its half time
A shot from David Silva hits Lowton who goes down and out!
54 minutes on the clock and Sane goes down - City appeal for a penalty - Silva gets the ball - passes to Benardo and bang it's in the net and it's two nil - amazing
The South Stand liked that!
A minute or so later Burnley cleared a City corner and the ball ran to Fernandinho who cracked the ball past Hart to make it three nil - terrific stuff
Once more it's celebration time
A big cheer when Kevin came on for Benardo
Ederson has a bit of work to do
Gosh Ederson has to make another catch!
Hart has a word with referee Moss who refereed his very first premier game
Hart saves a header from Jesus
Sane has a few words with Lowton and Hart comes to make the peace as Sane is booked
On 83 minutes Mahrez hit a great goal from outside the penalty area
It was a terrific goal and rewarded his excellent display
Sane made it five nil as extra time started
Sane says thanks to his provider - Mendy
At full time Joe Hart says thank you to the City fans
team
Ederson 7:~ Stones 7.5, Kompany 7, Laporte 7.5: Mendy 7, Benardo 7.5 (De Bruyne 7),Fernandinho 8, Silva 8.5 (Foden), Mahrez 8.5, Aguero 7.5 (Jesus) , Sane 8
