Manchester City beats Burnley 5-0 in the Premier League
Manchester City (8th) beat Burnley (17th) 5-0 and cut their disadvantage to the Premier League leader, Liverpool, by two points. On Saturday, Liverpool could only manage a 1-1 draw against Brighton (16th).
Despite their inconsistency this season in the English championship, Pep Guardiola's team had no problems overcoming a team fighting to get out of the relegation zone. The standout player of the match was Riyad Mahrez.
The Algerian forward scored a hat trick (6th, 22nd, and 69th minutes), while the other two goals were scored by Frenchman Benjamin Mendy (41st) and Spanish player Ferran Torres, who once again showed his goal-scoring prowess.
Before the match, despite the lack of fans in the stands due to the pandemic, the players of both teams and the refereeing trio gathered around the center circle for a minute of silence in honor of Diego Maradona.
The participants of the match broke into applause when the screens displayed a photo of the Argentine football legend, who passed away last Wednesday at the age of 60, and his famous second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.
With this victory, Manchester City has 15 points and is 6 points behind Liverpool, who had two goals disallowed through VAR and only managed a 1-1 draw in their visit to Brighton (16th), who scored in injury time. (D)