Burnley will kick off their return to the Premier League by hosting the reigning Premier League champions, Manchester City, at Turf Moor, on Friday, August 11, the first day of the 2023-2024 EPL season....CONTINUE READING
The newly promoted side which is being coached by Manchester City legend, Vincent Kompany are expected to prevent the embarrassing 6-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of City in the FA Cup on March 18, 2023.
In the Premier League game which will kick off at 8 p.m. on Friday, coach Pep Guardiola is expected to unleash his new signings Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol.
City are going into the game as wounded lions after suffering a 4-1 penalty shootout defeat at the hands of Arsenal in the 2023 Community Shield on August 6, hence, Burnley should expect a City side that will be firing from all cylinders.
Burnley Vs Manchester City: Team News
Burnley’s new goalkeeper, Trafford is expected to make his debut on Friday night along with recent arrivals Jordan Beyer, Dara O’Shea, and Zeki Amdouni who have all been heavily involved in the preseason.
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany underlined the need for his club to buy more players in this summer transfer window following a 3-0 loss to Mainz.
If this is anything to go by, more players are expected to join the newly promoted side before the window closes on September 1.
In line with Kompany’s push for more signings, on Wednesday, August 9, the club completed the signing of midfielder Sander Berge from Sheffield United for a transfer fee worth about £12 million.
Kevin De Bruyne, who had been sidelined with a hamstring injury, made his first appearance since the Champions League final in the Community Shield defeat to Arsenal. He might now be ready to play for City against Burnley on Friday.
Due to Nathan Ake’s injury, Gvardiol could walk straight into the heart of City’s defense on Friday.
Burnley Vs Manchester City: Head To Head
Manchester City and Burnley are no match when it comes to their head-to-head. The two teams have met 110 times so far. In those meetings, Manchester City won 55 times, Burnley won 30, and they drew 25 times.
In their last eleven meetings, the reigning Premier League champions came out victorious which means that City are currently enjoying eleven games winning-run over Burnley.
Prediction:
Manchester City have a 74 percent chance of beating Burnley on Friday which means that it is certainly going to be a straight win in favour of coach Guardiola and his boys.
Hence, Manchester City will beat Burnley 4-0.…READFULL
