Burnley vs. Manchester City: Score and Reaction from 2016 Premier League Match

A Sergio Aguero brace saw Manchester City come from behind to secure a gritty 2-1 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday in the Premier League. 

The hosts surged into the lead after 14 minutes thanks to a stunning long-range volley from Dean Marney, but Aguero levelled things up before half-time with an opportunistic finish.

City took the lead after an hour, with Aguero in the right place at the right time again to divert Fernandinho’s cross past Burnley goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who replaced the injured Tom Heaton in goal for the home side.

This result sees the Manchester club temporarily move to the top of the table, with Liverpool and Chelsea to play later in the day.

City manager Pep Guardiola took the bold decision to leave David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne on the bench for this one. And in the early stages the visitors badly missed the creative influence of both.

Burnley, by contrast, flew out of the traps, keeping their illustrious opponents pinned back with intelligent, direct football. It didn’t take the Clarets long to snatch a deserved goal and it was some strike from Marney.

A long free-kick broke to the midfielder on the edge of the box and he thumped a brilliant volley past Claudio Bravo from 25 yards to send Turf Moor wild. As noted by the Match of the Day Twitter feed, it’s been a long time coming for Marney:

That was Dean Marney’s first Premier League goal in 2558 days, since Nov 2009! #BURMCI pic.twitter.com/rw1tR7KJMv

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) November 26, 2016

The visitors were stunned, and while they kept possession after falling behind, there was little incision to their attacking patterns.

As the half rolled on, the visitors did improve and Yaya Toure gave the home side a big scare when he slapped a shot …

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