Man City v Burnley predictions: Goals the order of the day at the Etihad

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Manchester City v Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday

When to beat

3pm, Saturday

Best bet

Over 3.5 goals
2pts Evs Betfair

Team news

Manchester City
Ferran Torres suffered a foot injury playing for Spain and is out. Ederson and Gabriel Jesus are unlikely to feature after a late return from international duty.

Burnley
Ben Mee has Covid-19 and Matej Vydra faces a late test on an ankle injury. Maxwel Cornet could feature after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Match preview

Burnley manager Sean Dyche will be under no illusions about the scale of the task facing his team at the Etihad after a dismal recent record on Manchester City's patch.

Heavy defeats for the Clarets against the champions have almost become a given and the fact Pep Guardiola's side have already put five past Norwich and Arsenal does not bode well, especially as Burnley are still searching for their first league win of the campaign.

The potential absence of attacking duo Ferran Torres and Gabriel Jesus should be little more than a minor inconvenience and City should still be able to threaten to score plenty of goals.

Burnley do possess a physical threat up front and have scored in seven of their last eight away games, so there is also a chance that they can score a goal that would kick City's star-studded line-up into action.

Key stat

Burnley have lost 5-0 on each of their last four visits to Manchester City

Inside info

Manchester City

Penalty taker Kevin De Bruyne
Free-kick wizard Kevin De Bruyne
Set-piece aerial threat Aymeric Laporte
Card magnet Rodri

Burnley

Penalty taker Chris Wood
Free-kick wizardJohann Gudmundsson
Set-piece aerial threatJames Tarkowski
Card magnetAshley Westwood

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