Manchester City look to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six games when they host Burnley at the Etihad. Manchester City beat Tottenham in the FA Cup on Friday and are now on a seven-match winning streak in all competitions. They have nine wins in their last 10 games in all competitions. They are in great shape and continue their hunt for Liverpool and 1st place. They are currently second in the table, five points behind Liverpool, but have a game in hand. In the Premier League, there are five games without defeat, four of which are victories. They scored two or more goals in all five games, which speaks volumes about their efficiency. With 48 goals in the season so far, they have the best attack in the league, and considering that they are facing a match against a team that has one of the worse defenses, it is realistic to expect them to improve this goal difference. They won't be able to count on Haaland in this match either, but Guardiola has a large number of players at his disposal who can easily make up for his absence. Certainly then they change their style of play, but that is not a problem for them, especially when they have De Bruyne in the team, who after his recovery shows how important he is for this team with 2 assists and 1 goal in the two matches he played. Burnley are still struggling. They are 19th in the table with just three wins and 12 points after 21 games and are five points from safety. Burnley are four games without a win in all competitions. In the league, they are without a win in three games and have one win in the last seven games. With 21 goals scored, they have the second worst attack in the league, and with 42 goals conceded, they have the second worst defense in the league. Sheffield United is the only team worse than Burnley in both categories. Against top 10 teams, Burnley are terrible. In 11 games, they experienced 10 defeats, winning only one point. In nine of those 11 games, they conceded two or more goals, which is enough to show how much trouble they have this season. Burnley, already weak, will be further weakened by the absence of several very important players. Kompany will not be able to count on Beyer, Taylor and Delcroix, who are important defensive players, as well as Redmond, who has a big role in the middle of the field. Even if they are in the strongest lineup, Burnley would be in a subordinate position in this match, and in this situation anything but a convincing victory of Manchester City can be considered a surprise.

曼城希望在阿提哈德主场迎战伯恩利，将他们的英超不败纪录延长到六场。曼城在周五的足总杯比赛中击败了热刺，目前已经在各项赛事中取得了七连胜。他们在最近10场比赛中取得了9场胜利。他们的状态很好，继续追逐利物浦和第一名。他们目前在积分榜上排名第二，落后利物浦5分，但还少赛一场。在英超联赛中，有五场比赛没有失利，其中四场是胜利。他们在所有五场比赛中都进了两个或更多的球，这充分说明了他们的效率。本赛季到目前为止，他们打进了48个进球，拥有联盟中最好的进攻，考虑到他们面对的是一支防守最差的球队，期望他们改善这个净胜球是现实的。他们在这场比赛中也不能指望哈兰德，但瓜迪奥拉有很多球员可以随意使用，他们可以很容易地弥补他的缺席。当然，他们会改变他们的比赛风格，但这对他们来说不是问题，特别是当他们有德布鲁因的时候，他在恢复后的两场比赛中以2次助攻和1个进球显示了他对球队的重要性。伯恩利仍在苦苦挣扎。21场比赛后，他们仅取得3胜12分，排名第19位，距离安全仅5分。伯恩利在各项赛事中四场未胜。在联盟中，他们已经有3场比赛没有获胜，最近7场比赛只有1胜。他们进了21个球，是联盟第二差的进攻，丢了42个球，是联盟第二差的防守。谢菲尔德联队是唯一一支在这两方面都比伯恩利差的球队。对阵排名前十的球队，伯恩利太糟糕了。在11场比赛中，他们经历了10次失败，只赢了1分。在这11场比赛中，有9场他们丢了两个或两个以上的球，这足以说明他们本赛季有多麻烦。伯恩利已经很弱了，几名重要球员的缺阵将进一步削弱他们的实力。孔帕尼不能指望拜尔，泰勒和德尔克鲁瓦，他们是重要的防守球员，以及雷德蒙德，他在中场扮演着重要的角色。即使他们拥有最强的阵容，伯恩利在这场比赛中也会处于从属地位，在这种情况下，除非曼城取得令人信服的胜利，否则任何事情都可以被认为是一个惊喜。