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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