Sign up now ><\/a><\/p>\nCity go ahead of the Gunners only on goals scored, with five games left for both the title contenders.<\/p>\n
However, City have on paper the tougher run-in as they aim to snatch a seventh league title in nine years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy should I be frustrated?\u201d Guardiola told Sky Sports when asked about the result.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are right now top of the table. Frustration doesn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Incredibly, Arsenal had a nine-point lead just 12 days ago and had topped the table for more than 200 days. Now, the Gunners are starting down the barrel of a nightmare title capitulation.<\/p>\n
Fresh from beating Arsenal 2-1 in what was billed as a title decider on Sunday, City roared out of the blocks at Turf Moor.<\/p>\n
A stunning save by Martin Dubravka turned Rayan Cherki\u2019s shot onto the woodwork. Haaland was then set free by Jeremy Doku and coolly chipped over the advancing Dubravka with just five minutes on the clock.<\/p>\n
City continued to pepper Dubravka with efforts from distance, but Guardiola grew visibly angry as they let the tempo drop in their pursuit of more goals.<\/p>\n
Burnley could even have been level by half-time as Zian Flemming dragged a glorious chance wide.<\/p>\n
Haaland hit the post after the break, but City\u2019s failure to rack up a more convincing scoreline leaves the title race tantalisingly poised.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a lot of chances but I\u2019m happy we won. That\u2019s the most important thing. Anything else, don\u2019t think about it. Try to win,\u201d Haaland told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne nil is amazing. I\u2019m super happy. I don\u2019t know why people are asking me. We are top of the league. Be happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Manchester United legend Gary Neville said on Sky Sports: \u201cIt\u2019s a win for Manchester City – but it\u2019s the best win Arsenal could have hoped for.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt didn\u2019t happen for Manchester City tonight. They will have to play better than that or they will drop points.\u201d<\/p>\n
Erling Haaland of Manchester City. Photo by Alex Livesey\/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n
At the other end of the table, Burnley have to rebuild once more in the second tier.<\/p>\n
A return of just 20 points from 34 games has left Scott Parker\u2019s men 13 adrift of safety with only four games remaining.<\/p>\n
It is the fifth consecutive season that Burnley have either been relegated or promoted as they oscillate between the riches of the Premier League and the Championship.<\/p>\n
Three wins from their opening nine games offered hope that they could join Sunderland and Leeds in bucking the trend of promoted sides being immediately relegated back to the second tier.<\/p>\n
However, just one win in their 25 matches since has sealed their fate. Parker has become a Championship specialist, also winning promotion in the past with Fulham and Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
But the former Tottenham and Chelsea midfielder has consistently struggled at all three clubs to make an impact in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came here with a dream to keep this club up,\u201d Burnley captain Kyle Walker told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully we can do the fans proud next season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bournemouth\u2019s challenge to qualify for Europe for the first time was dented by Sean Longstaff\u2019s 97th-minute equaliser for Leeds in a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n
Junior Kroupi\u2019s opener for Bournemouth was quickly cancelled out by a James Hill own goal.<\/p>\n
Rayan\u2019s strike had the Cherries on course for the top six until Longstaff\u2019s volleyed leveller.<\/p>\n
A point edges Bournemouth above Chelsea, who sacked Liam Rosenior on Wednesday, into seventh.<\/p>\n
Leeds are now nine points clear of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester City edged ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League as a 1-0 victory at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":624431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-624430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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