Raheem Sterling’s first two Manchester City goals of the season - and Ferran Torres’ first for the club - ensured the holders reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup at Burnley’s expense.
City dominated for long spells with Burnley keeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell twice denying Sterling before the England forward got the breakthrough after Benjamin Mendy’s pass.
His second was a close-range finish from Torres’ cross before the Spain winger, who joined from Valencia for £20.78m in August, put the tie beyond Burnley’s reach with an instinctive finish.
Burnley struggled to create chances and it required a fine block by Peacock-Farrell to deny Sterling his hat-trick.
It was the perfect response by Pep Guardiola’s side after their 5-2 home drubbing by Leicester City last Sunday.
The draw for the quarter-finals takes place after Liverpool’s tie against Arsenal (19:45 BST) on Thursday.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Burnley
- 15Peacock-Farrell
- 2LowtonSubstituted forBardsleyat 79′minutes
- 28Long
- 5Tarkowski
- 3Taylor
- 11McNeil
- 18Westwood
- 8Brownhill
- 23Pieters
- 27VydraSubstituted forWoodat 45′minutes
- 10BarnesSubstituted forBensonat 69′minutes
Substitutes
- 9Wood
- 25Norris
- 26Bardsley
- 34Dunne
- 41Benson
- 44Goodridge
- 45Driscoll-Glennon
Man City
- 13Steffen
- 2WalkerSubstituted forHarwood-Bellisat 66′minutes
- 25Fernandinho
- 14Laporte
- 22Mendy
- 16RodriSubstituted forAkéat 74′minutes
- 21Torres
- 17De BruyneSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 64′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 80Palmer
- 26Mahrez
- 7SterlingBooked at 76mins
Substitutes
- 6Aké
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 31Ederson
- 47Foden
- 48Delap
- 69Doyle
- 78Harwood-Bellis
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
Match Stats
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Match ends, Burnley 0, Manchester City 3.
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Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Manchester City 3.
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Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
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Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
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Attempt blocked. Phil Bardsley (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
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Offside, Manchester City. Zack Steffen tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Taylor with a cross.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Josh Brownhill.
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Attempt missed. Erik Pieters (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Wood following a set piece situation.
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Substitution, Burnley. Phil Bardsley replaces Matthew Lowton because of an injury.
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Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
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Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
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Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Rodrigo.
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Foul by Cole Palmer (Manchester City).
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Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
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