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Video: Manchester City Wins and Strengthens Leadership in the Premier League

Video: Manchester City Wins and Strengthens Leadership in the Premier League

The "Turf Moor" stadium hosted the match between Manchester City and its guest Burnley as part of the 22nd round of the English Premier League for the current 2020-2021 season.

Manchester City achieved a valuable victory over Burnley with a score of two goals to nil, strengthening its lead in the standings. Brazilian Gabriel Jesus scored the first goal for City with a header in the third minute, following a shot from Bernardo Silva that rebounded off the goalkeeper. Raheem Sterling added the second goal for City in the 38th minute, marking his seventh goal this season in the Premier League. Raheem Sterling has now scored over 10 goals in all six seasons with Manchester City, having joined from Liverpool.

In the second half, Algerian star Riyad Mahrez scored a goal for Manchester City, which was disallowed by the referee for offside after reviewing the video technology.

It's worth mentioning that with this result, Manchester City sits at the top of the Premier League table with 47 points, having a postponed match, three points ahead of second-placed Manchester United, while Burnley is in sixteenth place with 22 points and also has a postponed match.

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