Two Maxime Esteve own goals and a late Erling Haaland brace helped Manchester City beat Burnley 5-1 to make it 14 wins in a row over the Clarets.
After all the talk about Kyle Walker’s return to the Etihad Stadium in the build-up to this game it was City’s starting right-back Matheus Nunes who scored their key second goal, rifling in a 61st-minute volley to restore their lead after Jaidon Anthony cancelled out an early opener off Esteve.
Four minutes later the unfortunate Esteve inadvertently turned in Oscar Bobb’s shot to effectively settle what had become a nervy game for City before two goals in four minutes from Haaland added some gloss to the scoreline.
Pep Guardiola said on Friday he used to “sleep like a baby” knowing Walker would shut down his opponents’ left-wingers but Jeremy Doku enjoyed himself against the former City captain, and it was no surprise to see the opening goal come from that side.
Five star City!
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