City travelled to Turf Moor yesterday to face Sean Dyche’s side for the third time this season.
Despite a stunning first half goal from Danilo, the home side grabbed one back in the second to see the game end level.
Tyrone Marshall stated that City looked “spellbinding” at times throughout the clash on Saturday, and delivered his verdict on the game.
Marshall writes in the Lancashire Telegraph: “Burnley rode their luck at times. There was a spell early in the second half when if you’d thrown a second ball on the pitch City would’ve dominated that one as well.
“They were spellbinding at times. The Clarets make Turf Moor a small, congested playing surface for visiting teams. City made it look like an ocean of grass.
“But killing this team off is easier said than done. Through gritted teeth and crossed fingers Burnley stayed in the game.
They sensed their moment with a quarter to go, roaring into life to claim a point.
“After a scrappy opening City had begun to dominate after around 15 minutes and midway through the first half Danilo made it count.
“Aaron Lennon could have capped his home debut with a goal, lashing a shot goalwards from inside the area after good work from Gudmundsson and Cork only for Ederson to produce a miraculous save and touch the ball onto the ball.”
Ederson was praised by many for his performance, including team mates Vincent Kompany and yesterday’s goalscorer Danilo.
Our goalkeeper received the highest rating out of the team by ESPN following the match.
Simon Curtis awards the Brazilian a rating of nine, and writes: “Called into action much earlier than usual and brought into serious service later on with a fine save low to his left from Ben Mee’s clever volley and the piece de resistance, an acrobatic one-handed save to flip Aaron Lennon’s rasping shot onto the goal frame.”
“The move in the 38th minute was a snapshot of City’s season so far: with the ball coming under pressure from Burnley attackers, Vincent Kompany and Ederson left their passes as late as possible before just managing to transfer the ball out to Walker, who made rapid progress and passed on to Kevin De Bruyne,” Curtis added.
“The Belgian shot, Sergio Aguero lunged at the rebound and, from a scare in front of their own goal, City had very nearly scored. Not more than 10 seconds had elapsed in the two passages of penalty box action.”
The Manchester Evening News also rated Ederson with a nine, and suggested that the ‘keeper was the signing of the season.
James Robson writes: “The understated hero of Manchester City’s incredible season.
“Produced two stunning saves - one in each half - to preserve City’s lead. Is he the signing of the season?”
Finally we hear from Yaya Toure, who has thanked his brother Kolo for helping him with his career.
Our midfielder opens up about how his older sibling would wake him up early to go for a run to improve his performance.
“When I was young I was a big, big dreamer. I think in the beginning it was my brother and sometimes we would work together in the morning, early at 5am, I remember,” Yaya told the Daily Star. “He was waking me up to go outside to do some jogging.
“At 5am it was dark in Africa and I said, ‘What are you waking me up for?’
“He said to me, ‘You have to listen and you have to learn because with the ball it is interesting but without the ball it is something else’.
“You have to manage both, he said, and you will be better than me. I tried to follow him and I have. I am really grateful for what he did.”
That’s all for today’s media round-up, but we will be back tomorrow morning for all the latest news from the back pages!
