MANCHESTER: Two own goals by Maxime Esteve ended Burnley’s hopes of fighting back as Manchester City cruised to a 5-1 Premier League win on Saturday, with Erling Haaland scoring a late brace.
City’s third win in the campaign took them to 10 points from six matches, reducing the gap with champions Liverpool to five points, after the leaders lost 2-1 at Crystal Palace.
“It was a difficult game but we controlled it better in the second half. It was a good victory,” said Matheus Nunes, who scored City’s second goal.
“We’re still trying to reach the level we used to be with control in every game. We want to win every game but sometimes it isn’t easy. We’ll get there.”
City took an early lead when Burnley keeper Martin Dubravka palmed away Jeremy Doku’s shot but it rebounded toward Phil Foden, and Esteve’s hurried attempt to clear the danger went into the net instead.
