Aguero scores twice as Man City beats Burnley

Asked to name City’s title rivals, he said: “To be honest it’s Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham [and] Manchester United”.

Liverpool and Manchester City are level on points after 13 games, and are one point behind Chelsea on the table.

“These type of teams in the Premier League, they do really, really well on the second ball”.

BURNLEY, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 26: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City applauds fans as he is substituted during the Premier League match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor on November 26, 2016 in Burnley, England.

“(Aguero) played really well and moved really well.

Yaya Toure has not always been on the same page as Guardiola since the latter arrived in the summer but, after the second game of his unexpected first-team comeback, the midfielder picked up a similar theme. “We turned it around and fortunately we scored two goals and won today”, said the Brazilian, per the same source.

Tottenham started the game as the better side, and their dominance paid off, as Christian Erisken broke the deadlock with a sublime effort, ending Chelsea’s run of clean sheets.

Scrappy, lucky, call it what you will, but it was City’s 17th goal on the road this season and now, with a bench full of stars, they were in pole position.

Milner wrapped up the points from the penalty spot in the 91st minute, sending Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford the wrong way after Sadio Mane was brought down in the box by Didier Ndong.

Swansea City claimed an extraordinary 5-4 win over fellow strugglers Crystal Palace, while champions Leicester City narrowly avoided a seventh defeat of the campaign in a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough. The Argentine striker equalised the score for visitors in the first half and later doubled City’s lead in the 60th minute.

As they came again with a final push, they proved exactly why they have been such a handful at home for so many opponents, twice nearly snatching a last-gasp point. “The Champions League is tougher than before”.

The only other time City have been able to come back from an early setback was the memorable victory over Barcelona in the Champions League. There were several examples of the likes of Nolito, Aguero, Raheem Sterling and even the industrious Fernandinho being hassled off the ball at Turf Moor and not using the opportunity to get their body and making sure they’re fouled. They put the ball in the channels, looking for corners and free-kicks.

With four wins in six games at home thus far, that type of form will undoubtedly be crucial for their hopes of avoiding relegation.