Manchester City vs Burnley: 5 Talking Points

#2 Burnley’s dogged approach should be lauded

Sean Dyche has made the best use of his resources

It’s not the idea of ‘parking the bus’ that should be lauded, but more of how Burnley managed to hold Manchester City for 70 odds minutes and only conceded once. In Chris Wood, the Clarets had the ideal player who was capable enough to not only hold the ball but also test the City defence with his strength and decent pace.

There was an instance in the first half where Wood got past the duo of Walker and Otamendi only to be denied by Ederson and had it not been for his unfortunate injury, Burnley might have come away with a goal, if not a point or three.

The problem with the approach is even though you’re not always on the ball, chasing it in your own half is draining both physically and mentally, as the Burnley players found out. Two goals in two minutes effectively ended the game late in the second half, but Dyche once again made the best use of his resources.

Nothing summed up the Burnley fight more than the late burst they had in the last 10 minutes as City didn’t have it all their way.