3-1! Manchester City rose to 2nd place after 8 consecutive wins, the little spider scored twice + the fierce arc slashed, and Haaland returned

In the 22nd round of the 2023-24 Premier League season, Manchester City defeated Burnley 3-1 at their home stadium, "Little Spider" Alvarez scored twice, Rodri scored a goal, and Haaland returned from injury. Pep Guardiola once again defeated his former favourite Kompany in this master-apprentice battle. After this campaign, Manchester City won eight consecutive victories in all competitions, and the blue moon rose to second place in the standings with 46 points.

Manchester City are in excellent form with seven wins in a row in all competitions against a weak Burnley side, with Vincent Kompany leading the team back to the Etihad, Alvarez continuing to push forward with Kevin De Bruyne up front and Erling Haaland on the bench after returning from injury. In the 16th minute of the game, Nunes burst into the bottom line of the penalty area and crossed, Alvarez outflanked the goal from close range, 1-0!

In the 22nd minute, De Bruyne's free kick went straight to the stopper, and Alvarez knew that he would insert his right foot into the penalty area and score again, 2-0! Alvarez scored twice, and he has already scored 15 goals in Manchester City this season. In the 27th minute, Rodri passed the ball and Nunez's right-footed shot in the box was blocked. In the 40th minute, Doku inserted a cross at high speed from the left, and the defender made a key interception. In the first half, Manchester City temporarily led by two goals.

Just 25 seconds into the second half, Manchester City scored another goal, Foden cut in a pass from the right, and Rodri curled a right-footed curling ball on the line of the penalty area to break through the opponent's goal, and the score became 3-0! In the 51st and 54th minutes, Foden's two attempts on goal were blocked. In the 71st minute, Haaland replaced De Bruyne, and the Norwegian officially returned after 10 games from injury. Grealish also came on as a substitute in the 77th minute.

Burnley pulled a point back in stoppage time, 3-1!, the game was over, and finally Manchester City beat the opponent with a score of 3-1, Manchester City has won eight consecutive wins in all competitions in recent times, De Bruyne and Haaland's successive comebacks are also a huge blessing for the team's strength and confidence, Manchester City's goal this season is still to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble.

Manchester City starting line-up: 31-Ederson/82-Lewis, 5-Stones, 6-Ake, 24-Gvardiol/16-Rodri, 27-Nunez/47-Foden, 17-De Bruyne, 11-Doku/19-Alvarez