Boosting Title Race: Juliian Alvarez’s Stunning Brace Helps Manchester City Secure Easy Victory Against Burnley

In the match Man City vs. Burnley in round 22 of the Premier League 2023/24, Man City took advantage of their home field advantage very well to defeat Burnley 3-1, in which striker Julian Alvarez shined with a double.

Goals

Manchester City: Alvarez (16′, 22′), Rodri (46′)

Burnley: Al Dakhil (90’+3)

Welcoming Burnley, Manchester City welcomed the return of Erling Haaland, but the Norwegian striker was benched by coach Pep Guardiola. Kevin De Bruyne made his first start since his return, playing in defense right below Alvarez. The two flankers are Jeremy Doku and Phil Foden, respectively.

Right after the opening whistle, Manchester City pushed their attacking formation higher. As a result, Burnley only resisted for 15 minutes and then collapsed. In the 16th minute, from Matheus Nunes’s pass, Alvarez headed the ball into the net for the away team to open the score.

Alvarez scored a double in this match

Taking an early advantage, Manchester City played confidently and comfortably. At 22 minutes, the gap had doubled. From a free kick outside the penalty area, De Bruyne delicately poked the ball for Alvarez to move without the ball and then neatly finished the ball into Burnley’s net.

Right at the beginning of the second half, Manchester City found the third goal after a dangerous kick from the edge of the penalty area by midfielder Rodri. At this point, the defending champion began to decelerate thanks to a safe gap. In the 77th minute, Pep sent Haaland onto the field to replace De Bruyne, marking his return after nearly two months of recovery. However, the Norwegian star did not have any shots on target.

Rodri contributed one goal

Towards the end of the match, Burnley’s efforts helped them score an honorable goal in the 90+2 minute. In the end, Manchester City easily won 3-1 against Burnley in round 22 of the Premier League 2023–24. This is the 4th consecutive victory for Guardiola and his team, helping them continue to rank 2nd on the rankings with 46 points, 5 points behind top-team Liverpool but playing 1 match less.

On February 6, Manchester City will be a guest against Brentford in round 23 of the Premier League.

Man City lineup: Ederson; Lewis; Stones; Ake; Gvardiol; Rodri (Kovacic 87); Nunes; Foden (Grealish 77); De Bruyne (Haaland 71); Doku; Alvarez (Gomez 87).Burnley: Trafford; Vitinho, O’Shea, Ekdal (Massengo 86), Al Dakhil; Gudmundsson (Ramsey 59), Berge, Brownhill, Odobert; Foster (Fofana 59), Amdouni (Roberts 59)

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