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Haaland Brace, Esteve’s Two Own Goals Lift Man City Past Burnley 5-1

Guardiola highlights Haaland’s “insane” scoring to signal a team regaining rhythm.

Overview

  • Manchester City beat Burnley 5-1 at the Etihad, with Erling Haaland scoring twice in stoppage time after earlier goals from Matheus Nunes and two Maxime Estève own goals.
  • Playing at right-back, Nunes volleyed City back in front on 61 minutes and his low cross four minutes later led to a second own goal to settle the contest.
  • Estève’s double own goal made him only the sixth player to put two into his own net in a single Premier League match.
  • Haaland’s late brace took him to a league-best eight goals in six games, with Guardiola calling the striker’s numbers “insane” and praising the squad’s spirit.
  • Burnley had equalised through Jaidon Anthony’s deflected finish before halftime, and manager Scott Parker said the final score felt harsh as City closed to within five points of leaders Liverpool.