Goodbye

That's all from me. Thanks for staying with me throughout today. 

Great win and excellent performance. Onwards and upwards. 

See you Tuesday for the Porto game!

Mendy

"We feel very good. All the players and the team are so happy. We know we create a lot of chances and they didn't go in the goal, but today the strikers and midfielders did the job which is why we scored a lot.

"I feel like in some games it is more difficult because the opponent does not try to play with the ball and stay at the back. We work a lot on tactics and we were stronger."

Pep

"It was important to come back with a victory in the Premier League. One more game.

"We play a lot of games so to play 90 minutes and maintain a good level is not easy but there are always things to improve on.

"It's important for our people to score goals and it is a chance for them to keep playing."

Pep

"Aguero is not injured - sometimes there is a reaction in the knee. Hopefully tomorrow he can return to training." 

Mahrez [on favourite goal]

"Probably the third one - I don't score many with my head." 

Mahrez

"It's three points. We are happy to score a lot of goals and create chances. 

"When you play on front foot and don't score and struggle, it can be frustrating, but you have to keep working and we will keep working in training and games."

1000

Full time

City 5-0 Burnley. 

Excellent display. 

Triangles

City now passing around serenely, trying to kill things off. 

Good game management. 

Clean sheet intact

Taylor with a wicked ball into the box. Rodriguez jumps late and can't connect. 

Very. very good chance. 

Sir Phil Foden

Foden gets the ball onto his left inside the area, fires off a shot - but it's blocked for a corner. 

VAR

De Bruyne with a low ball across the box, Jesus looks certain to score but Peacock-Farrell saves. 

But then somehow the keeper fumbles it into his own net. 

HOWEVER

VAR rules it out....Jesus offside. 

Crazy game.

City 5-0 Burnley 

100 Club

What a stat this is - can we do it?

This was a pre-match stat... 

City are on a six-match winning streak at home to Burnley in all competitions, with the past three encounters each ending 5-0. 

Notts County are the only side to have won four successive home games by at least a five-goal margin against the same opponent, doing so against Port Vale between October 1893 and February 1907.

TRIPLE FOR MAHREZ

Another top goal. 

KDB with a fine ball to sub Foden, which rips Burnley apart. 

He crosses for Mahrez who heads home from six yards out. 

High quality

Walker goes down the outside on the overlap and crosses for Jesus. 

The Brazilian holds it up expertly and finds Torres, who bags ANOTHER goal for City. 

Love this lad. 

Foot off gas

Half an hour to go. We have a commanding lead and have been largely excellent - but Burnley have just had their best spell. 

We need to stand firm. 

Pause in play

Play halted. Tarkowski down. Think he caught a blow to the head.

Better from Burnley

Benson's free-kick from just outside the area (inside the D) flicks off Dias and goes over. 

Another warning shot. 

Big chance for Burnley

Dangerous ball into the box headed clear superbly by Stones. 

Ball ends up with Rodriguez, who strikes one low towards the far bottom corner but Ederson makes a fine stop. 

Good defending

Fernandinho with a good ball towards the back post, but Lowton clears before Jesus can connect. 

We've been very good today. Positive going forward; stable at the back. 

Wide

De Bruyne shoots with his left from distance - wide. 

Not his best effort. It was a half chance, for sure. 

Direct

Burnley going direct and putting balls into the box. 

Fernandinho just does enough to put Tarkowski off. 

Then Ederson claims before Wood can connect.

Expect more of that in the remainder of this match. 

Collector's item

DE BRUYNE JUST MISPLACED A PASS. 

Skied it

Torres finds Mahrez outside the area. He shoots first time but it's wild and way off target. 

He wants a hat-trick. 

We're off

We're back under way at the Etihad. 

Half-time

City 3-0 Burnley at the break. 

Total control. Some great goals - third one in particular. 

Solid 45 minutes. 

Jesus

Jesus goes past Mee superbly inside the area and fires a shot off - but it goes over. 

Good, positive play from a top player imo. 

That goal has got me firing this up

Technique

De Bruyne with a beautiful floated ball to the back post. Mendy meets it with a first-time volley. 

WHAT. A. GOAL. 

Technique on that finish, my word. 

Warning

Taylor crosses to back post for Barnes, who meets it with his head - but Mendy blocks. 

Positive from Burnley. 

Headed clear

Set pieces likely to be Burnley's best route into this game. 

Free-kick swung in there - Gundogan stretches every sinew and heads clear.

STONES

Goodness me, I love John Stones. 

Control

City in complete control. 

Very impressive so far. 

Offside

Goal ruled out for offside. 

Quick one-two from a corner sees Mahrez cross towards the back post. Jesus heads it against Torres - and he was in an offside position. 

Bizarre incident. 

WHAT

De Bruyne tries a cross from very, very deep.

Did he go for goal or miscue? Whatever happened, the 'keeper had to tip it over from right underneath his bar! 

Stay alert.

Clever throw in from Kyle Walker. 

He was so alive, there! 

2-0

Poor from Burnley. 

Defence switches off and Mahrez makes run in behind. Walker finds him with a throw and suddenly he was in on goal. 

He finished with aplomb. Again. 

Double pivot

Gundogan certainly the more advanced of the two deep-lying midfielders.

Rodri sat deep. 

All City

City really passing it well today. Everyone looks comfortable and wants the ball. 

Familiar picture

Bit like a training exercise at present. 

City moving the ball around, trying to make inroads against a side very well-organised. 

Burnley sat deep, defending in numbers. 

We've seen this before, haven't we? 

Torres 😍

I really like Torres. 

Great feet and clearly has top football intelligence. 

So promising. 

Ideal start

Ideal for us to get that early goal. 

Burnley's plan was stay compact and frustrate us. They now need to open up. 

CLASS FINISH

Loose pass sees Burnley lose possession in midfield and some swift passing saw us rip through them. 

Ball ends up at Mahrez's feet inside the area and he slots home SUPERBLY. 

CLASS FINISH. 

Positive

Torres with one touch and a curling effort from just outside the area - off target but a decent effort. 

Two banks of four

Burnley, as expected, with plenty of players behind the ball. 

Finding space won't be easy and an early goal feels important. 

Skinned

Mahrez skins Taylor and is fouled.

Free kick down the City right, a few yards outside the area. 

De Bruyne takes it but it's headed away by Tarkowski. 

3 points the target

We all want to see goals today. But three points feels vital. 

I'll take them however they come. 

Under way

Burnley kick us off. 

Moment's applause

A moment's applause inside the Etihad for Diego Maradona, one of the greatest every footballers, who dies this week aged 60. 

Players are here!

Okay the players are out for the pre-match rituals. 

WHAT A GAME

CITY+ subscribers getting great value with that EDS game. 

FT on Merseyside

Liverpool U23s 2-7 City EDS 

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW

KO approaching

Not long now, City fans.

Huge opportunity to kick-start our league form today. 

Let's grasp it. 

Taylor [on Foden]

"I am a big fan of Phil's. I was fortunate enough to work with him and he has done amazing up to now and he’s got a really bright future ahead of him.

"Your only concern was how small he was and how slight he was, but if you see him now you wouldn’t know. 

"He is quick, he is agile, he is strong. He has got this wonderful ability to take the ball in any area and he plays with his heart. 

"We’re really fortunate and I am sure, I know Pep is, because he has mentioned it on so many occasions, that we’re really lucky to have him."

Premier League fixtures

Three Premier League games left to play, then, today. 

City v Burnley at 3pm

Everton v Leeds at 5.30pm 

West Brom v Sheffield United at 8pm 

Gareth Taylor [on Stones keeping his place]

"Good confidence for John. He has had to keep working hard, training hard whilst playing second fiddle to some of the strong performers in front of him. 

"Good for him that he’s playing."

Around the grounds

One Premier League result already in...Brighton 1-1 Liverpool. 

A very, very late Pascal Gross penalty earns Brighton a point. 

BOOM

The Goat predicts

"I think with CIty we do one of two things. We either hammer them and it becomes four, five or six goals, or it becomes one of those games where Burnley get a few occasions but we still end up winning narrowly. 

"Which one will it be? We’ll see, but I think City will be City and win."

KDB is BACK

What a game

Pep's tribute to Maradona this week was 😍

“There was a banner in Argentina one year ago that I read, that said: ‘No matter what you have done with your life Diego, what matters is what you have done for our lives.’

“He gave a lot of joy and he made football better.

“What he did for Napoli and for Argentina in 1986 was something unbelievable.

“Rest in peace and on behalf of Manchester City a big hug for all his family.”

Horlock [on Burnley]

"Dyche knows it'll be difficult. 

"They will try and be resolute, get behind the ball and keep it 0-0 as long as possible." 

Pep [on impressive record v Burnley]

"The past is the past. 

"This is a new game, new setup. 

"We will try to do a good game, create chances and try to win."

Pep [on Aguero absence]

"He's not ready. He needs to train and this morning he had a little disturbance in his knee."

This from my colleague David Clayton

"City’s record against Burnley is impressive to say the least – but that’s all it is – a record.

"It has no bearing on today’s game and there’s no guarantee our goals for column will be substantially better this evening.

"Burnley will have watched how teams have frustrated City this season (nothing new in reality) and Sean Dyche will be desperate for his side not to ship goals at the Etihad.

"In years gone by when the Clarets have been struggling, they’ve adopted a ‘back to basics’ approach based on committed defending and organisation.

"Expect City to have the lion’s share of possession, Burnley to sit deep and in numbers, and a patient approach from the hosts."

99

Horlock - Taylor - Goater 💙

Boys are 3-0 up now 😍

Let us know!

Thoughts on that team?

Burnley XI

City team is in

Starting Eleven

31. Ederson

2. Kyle Walker

3. Rúben Dias

5. John Stones

8. Ilkay Gündogan

9. Gabriel Jesus

16. Rodrigo 

17. Kevin De Bruyne (C)

21. Ferran Torres

22. Benjamin Mendy

26. Riyad Mahrez

Substitutes

13. Zack Steffen

7. Raheem Sterling

20. Bernardo Silva

25. Fernandinho

27. João Cancelo

47. Phil Foden

50. Eric Garcia

We're Not Really Here

Our live showing coming up in a few minutes time. 

Kevin Horlock makes his debut today. 

In fact, there's some very strong 99 vibes with Gareth Taylor also on board. 

In fact, here's a little preview

CITY+

By the way, there's a new documentary coming to CITY+ next week. 

It focuses on Fernandinho becoming club captain this summer. 

The man himself and his teammates discuss his leadership qualities and personality. 

Keep an eye out for that one. 

Team news incoming

Team news in 15 minutes - who do you wanna see start?

Tweet us using the #WNRH hashtag 

Rodri

“It hasn't been an easy start of the season for us,.

“We have had lots of injuries and we missed some important players.

“I think the team is getting in better condition now we have the whole squad available.

"It's true that we haven't been at our best level in some games, but we are focused and ready for what's coming.

“We need to be patient. We know it's still the beginning of the championship.

Me rn

CLASS START

EDS currently flying - 2-0 up away at Liverpool!

Stat

Burnley have gone 14 competitive away fixtures without a win against City since Colin Waldron scored the only goal at Maine Road in the Charity Shield in August 1973. 

Make it seven pls

Gabriel Jesus has scored in each of his past six competitive appearances at Etihad Stadium.

Here it is

Our EDS are currently in action - it's LIVE for CITY+ subscribers

Recent meetings

City have already played Burnley this season, winning 3-0 in the Carabao Cup at Turf Moor.

In June, the teams met in the Premier League, with City again emerging victorious with a clinical 5-0 win. 

Here's today's officials...

Referee: Lee Mason

Assistants: Richard West, Adrian Holmes

Fourth official:  Anthony Taylor

VAR: Robert Jones

Assistant VAR:  Scott Ledger

Sean Dyche

“I think he [Pep] has been a fantastic edition to the Premier League, with what he brings with his thoughts and what his team bring as well of course.

“They are still a top side, they all know their roles and responsibilities both in possession and out of possession.

"People forget about the work they do when they are out of possession so it’s always a tough task.”

Hello!

Hello everyone! 

Right, let's get ready for this game, then. 

See ya later!

Join us here from 1pm for full coverage throughout the afternoon. 

Until then, here are a few bits and bobs to keep you busy. 

See ya soon!

We're Not Really Here

Kevin Horlock will make his first guest appearance on our We're Not Really Here pre-match live show today. 

Horlock will be joined by former teammates, Shaun Goater and our current women's team manager, Gareth Taylor, as well as presenter, Kyle Walker, to provide in-depth analysis and opinion ahead of the game. 

We’re Not Really Here provides a City focused perspective to your pre-match build-up and begins one hour before kick-off at 14:00 (UK).

You can tune in on all of our official digital platforms, whilst during the game there will be live commentary and footage of fans around the world, which you can enjoy exclusively on mancity.com and our official app.

Join us right here to catch the show. Should be a belter. 

City latest

Pep has a fully fit squad to choose from for the first time this season.

Nathan Ake has returned to training and is available for selection after a period on the sidelines.

KDB and Kyle Walker are available after being rested in midweek.

Latest from the boss

Milestone pending

City are on a six-match winning streak at home to Burnley in all competitions, with the past three encounters each ending 5-0. 

Notts County are the only side to have won four successive home games by at least a five-goal margin against the same opponent, doing so against Port Vale between October 1893 and February 1907. 

Pep [on Aguero's state of mind]

“It’s difficult for me to talk about his feelings. 

“I saw him good. It was hard, especially for his son. It’s tough, it’s normal. He knew Maradona well and his son it was his grandfather, it’s hard for his family. 

“It’s a question for him, it's difficult for me to answer.”

Burnley injury latest

Nick Pope could miss out because of the head injury he sustained against Crystal Palace. Bailey Peacock-Farrell is ready to deputise if Pope doesn't make it. 

Dale Stephens and Robbie Brady look set to miss the game with hamstring injuries.

Ideal warm up for the Burnley game