Manchester City vs Burnley: 5 Talking Points

#1 A psychological edge for Manchester City

Advantage City?

It was a good day for the City fans as their side moved five points clear of local rivals Manchester United who were beaten by Huddersfield Town. Of course, City will have their bad patch where they will drop points, but with United already playing catch up, City have the clear advantage at the moment.

City also have the media in their favour, and though it all boils down to who picks up the three points, Jose Mourinho’s side are clearly not the side any neutral would want to watch.

Guardiola’s side have dismantled Liverpool, played pretty well against Chelsea and also came out winners against an attack-oriented Napoli side, which showed they can take on any team with their proactive approach. Mourinho’s side, meanwhile, decided to play it safe against Liverpool last weekend and despite having good attacking players, rely too much on their absent midfielder Paul Pogba, which was proved by their disjointed midfield display against Benfica and now Huddersfield.

With City in such form and the gap already at five points, Jose can no longer try the reactive approach against the bigger sides, something that doesn’t suit him.