At 22:00 Beijing time on April 2, the 31st round of the Premier League ushered in a match, and Manchester City challenged Burnley away. Manchester City are the favourites to win the Premier League title and occupy the top spot. However, City have not won a few games this year, losing points at Southampton, Tottenham and Crystal Palace. Liverpool have been very strong this year, constantly narrowing the points gap, making the pressure on Manchester City very large. City have nowhere to go and must win. Manchester City are facing League 19th relegation team Burnley. Facing an opponent of this level, Manchester City had no surprises and won, the score was 2-0!
City lined up in a 433 formation for this game. Edson served as the starting goalkeeper. Cancelo, Laporte, Acre and Kyle Walker are paired at 4 backs. Gundogan, Rodri Hernandez and De Bruyne make up the 3 midfield. The offensive trident combination of Glalish, Foden and Sterling strikes together. Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Jesus and Stones sat on the bench.
City started the game very well, with De Bruyne breaking burnley's goal in the 5th minute. Scoring early allows City to play more calmly. The pace of the game since then has been completely controlled by Manchester City. Burnley had a hard time getting the ball. Gundogan's goal extended the lead. Both goals came from Sterling's brilliant pass, but Sterling's own shot was a bit hot. City established a two-goal lead at half-time. City had 79% possession in the first half and didn't have many shots on goal, with six shots on goal, but the quality of the shots was high, with 3 shots on target and 2 goals. Burnley only had two shots on goal in the first half and none of them were on target.
The second half was still under City's control, but none of gundogan, Foden, Jesus and Rodri scored. Among them, Jesus' goal was the most unfortunate, blocked by the upright. The final score was set at 2-0, and Manchester City beat Burnley. City had a total of 18 shots on goal in this game, scoring 2 goals on 6 of 6. Burnley, on the other hand, had just three shots on goal and won nothing.
In the post-match whoscored rating, Sterling scored a game-high 7.9 points, and although he did not shoot on target in 2 shots, he delivered 2 assists and 3 key passes, which was very eye-catching. De Bruyne scored 7.8 points, his only shot on goal, and a game-high four key passes. Glaris's performance was a bit worse, he didn't score goals, he didn't have assists, and his performance was still a bit struggling.
City have regained the top spot after winning the game and are now 73 points in the first place in the table, while Liverpool have 72 points to finish second in the table, with only one point difference between the two sides. And the next round will be Manchester City against Liverpool. This pinnacle showdown will directly affect the championship competition. Who can have the last laugh in this focus battle? See!