Burnley 1-4 Man City: Jesus breaks drought to send City back to 2nd before derby

Ahead of the Manchester derby, Manchester City bounced back from their draw with Newcastle United by beating Burnley 4-1.

Match Report

Gabriel Jesus rediscovered form in style as his double helped Manchester City to a 4-1 victory over Burnley that closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola described last season's 1-0 win at Turf Moor as being like a "trip to the dentist", though Jesus' brace ensured no pain for City this time around.

Thrust into City's line-up in the wake of Sergio Aguero's injury, Jesus scored either side of half-time to put the visitors in complete control, in the process ending his five-match scoreless streak in the league.

Jesus could have rounded off a hat-trick soon after netting his second, though his rare moment of profligacy did not prove costly – Rodri's thunderbolt making sure of the points.

Robbie Brady snatched a consolation for Burnley after Riyad Mahrez had added further gloss for City late on, as the defending champions moved, temporarily at least, into second, eight points shy of Liverpool.

EPL Standings

Match Events

24' GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Man City (Jesus)

JESUS SCORES! He cuts back onto his right foot after getting the ball from David Silva and curls his effort towards the far right corner from the left of the box. Pope is beaten and City have the lead. 1-0 City!

32' Sterling's shot stopped by Pope

GOOD SAVE! It's a brilliant cross into the six-yard box from De Bruyne, who is allowed too much space on the right. Sterling gets to it first and pokes it towards goal, but as Pope is diving to his right, he manages to kick the ball away.

50' GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Man City (Jesus)

JESUS SCORES AGAIN! He's not picked up by the Burnley defenders as he gets in front of Bardsley at the near post to get onto Bernardo Silva's cross. He takes the shot on the volley and fires it over Pope and into the roof of the net. 2-0 City!

68' GOAL! Burnley 0-3 Man City (Rodri)

IT'S A BRILLIANT GOAL! David Silva is being tightly marked by Mee and his shot is blocked, but it bounces out to Rodri, who is just outside the box. He lets it bounce and hits it on the volley and it swerves away from Pope and into the top right corner. 3-0 City!

87' GOAL! Burnley 0-4 Man City (Mahrez)

AND IT'S FOUR! Mee doesn't close Mahrez and the substitute is allowed to get into a better position to get his shot away. He drills it from the edge of the box and his effort nestles into the bottom corner of the net. 4-0 City!

89' GOAL! Burnley 1-4 Man City (Brady)

BURNLEY HAVE ONE BACK! The game opened right up and Burnley were able to catch City out. Hendrick squared the ball across the box and Brady ran onto it. He got a lot of power behind the shot, firing it under Ederson's outstretched arm and into the back of the net. 4-1!

Player Ratings