Saturday, 14 March 2015

Man City stunned by Burnley as they lost 1-0

Manchester City’s hopes of defending their Premier League title were dealt a severe blow as they were beaten 1-0 by Burnley at Turf Moor.

The damaging defeat leaves the champions five points behind leaders Chelsea but having played two games more. And they can only have themselves to blame after another sub-standard display against Burnley, who are now just a point from moving out of the relegation zone.

The Clarets were fully deserving of victory and secured the points on the hour mark when George Boyd drilled in a fantastic first-time shot from the edge of the box.

David Silva and Sergio Aguero wasted good chances for City, who were also denied an injury-time penalty when Pablo Zabaleta appeared to be caught by a sliding challenge from Ben Mee.

Both the result and the disappointing performance are far from ideal preparation for Manuel Pellegrini’s side ahead of their Champions League trip to Barcelona in midweek.

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