Manchester City host Burnley: Things we should know

By Tim Tilton | Oct 19, 2017

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City in action during the Premier League match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor on November 26, 2016 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

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Saturday will see first place Manchester City host seventh place Burnley at the Etihad Stadium for their first clash of the season. Both teams are proving more successful than predicted at the beginning of the season.

Burnley, who were expected to be struggling to stay out of the relegation zone, are comfortably in the top half of the table. Meanwhile Manchester City have been unstoppable, scoring 29 goals in 8 league games.