Burnley vs Manchester City LIVE updates: Premier League team news and line-ups
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Burnley vs Manchester City LIVE updates: Express Sport brings you the latest Premier League news from Turf Moor WHERE’S SERGIO? 11:55: Oh, here he is! The Argentine striker, who has already played against Burnley twice this season with three goals to his name, strolled off the bus about three minutes after his team-mates. Claret supporters were staying hush in the hope that he’d fallen asleep but he’s now warming up at a cold and damp Turf Moor. Unlucky, lads!
GETTY Burnley vs Man City LIVE updates: Latest Premier League updates from Turf Moor
HAVE YOUR SAY 11:50: If you want to vent your frustrations, or discuss any issues in the world of football (within reason), then get in touch! You can either comment at the bottom of the page or contact me via Twitter using the hashtag #ExpressSport. NO SEVENTH SUB? 11:45: I didn’t expect this to steal the headlines this morning, but Pep Guardiola naming six of a possible seven substitutes has caused quite a stir. Asked why he hasn’t brought a full compliment, Guardiola said: “Because we have nobody else.” Gary Neville is livid about it. He’s questioning why Pep wouldn’t bring an academy player to sit on the bench. He argues that it would give the youth ranks a huge boost, and one particular player great confidence and experience. Agree?
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TEAM NEWS - MANCHESTER CITY 11:40: Just the 15-point Premier League advantage for Pep Guardiola’s side to protect. How does he manage? The Spanish tactician makes three changes to his starting line-up from the midweek win over West Brom. Captain Vincent Kompany returns to the starting XI with mega-money signing Aymeric Laporte dropping to the bench. Danilo and Ilkay Gundogan replace Oleksandr Zinchenko and David Silva. TEAM NEWS - BURNLEY 11:35: Tom Heaton, the most wholesome gentleman ever, is in the Sky Sports studio today as he continues his recovery from injury. Nick Pope continues between the sticks. Elsewhere Aaron Lennon makes his first start for Burnley since joining from Everton in the January transfer window. Steven Defour and James Tarkowski remain sidelined as Sean Dyche makes two changes from the side who drew 1-1 with Newcastle. Lennon and Sam Vokes in, Ashley Westwood and Scott Arfield are out.
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BURNLEY vs MANCHESTER CITY 11:30: Is Pep Guardiola so confident of winning that he’s only named six players on the bench?! Must be struggling financially… Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Long, Mee, Taylor, Lennon, Cork, Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Barnes, Vokes. Subs: Lindegaard, Lowton, Westwood, Wells, Arfield, O’Neill, N’Koudou. Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Danilo, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Sterling, De Bruyne, B Silva, Aguero. Subs: Bravo, Laporte, Adarabioyo, Zinchenko, Toure, Diaz.
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GOOD MORNING 11:25: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League. It’s a pretty disgusting morning across the country, and everyone is getting excited about a six-week competition involving oversized blokes and a misshaped ball. The Six Nations, I believe it’s called… But there will be no talk of rugby on this blog, after this section obviously, because we’re all about the football! Manchester City, who boast a thousand point lead, travel to Burnley looking to extend their Premier League advantage. But can worm-eating, gravel-swallowing Sean Dyche engineer a shock at Turf Moor?
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