Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on the touchline (Getty Images)
Manchester City travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley on Sunday as Pep Guardiola hopes to continue his winning form.
City took a big step towards retaining the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday, sending them back to the top of the table. Guardiola’s side have 89 points, one more than rivals Liverpool, with both teams having three games to play.
Their Sunday’s opponents, Burnley, have picked up form at the crucial juncture and come into this game off the back of a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Fernandinho limped off with a knee injury during the Manchester derby and is set to undergo a scan on Thursday. So, he is a big doubt for Sunday’s game.
Other than the Brazilian, Guardiola has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game.
Ederson is City’s undisputed no.1 and should start the game at the weekend.
One of the best full-backs in the league, Walker should continue to start at right-back.
Kompany played the entire 90 minutes in Manchester derby, so Guardiola could shuffle his pack and hand Otamendi a start in central defence.
The Frenchman is City’s first-choice defender, be it at centre-back or left-back. He is expected to partner Otamendi in central defence at Turf Moor.
Zinchenko has nailed down a regular place in the team, excelling as a makeshift left-back. He is a certain starter on Sunday.
With Fernandinho a big doubt for this game, Gundogan should start deeper in midfield against Burnley.
Silva is one of the first names on Guardiola’s team sheet and his presence on the pitch will be hugely important especially with De Bruyne’s absence.
Scored a fantastic goal and tormented United’s defence time and again on Wednesday. The Portuguese’s flair and creativity would be required to breach Burnley’s well-drilled defence.
Sterling has been one of the best players in the Premier League this season. He has single-handedly won games for City and will be a pest for Burnley’s backline.
Came off the bench to score in the 2-0 victory over United, Sane could be handed a start at the weekend.
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Aguero is City’s main man in the attack and he will look to get on the score-sheet on Sunday.