His players appeared to stop to protest a penalty appeal and allowed David Silva to pounce on the loose ball and set up namesake Bernardo to score. Hart, who played 348 times for City and won every domestic trophy with the club, was given a hero’s reception on his return to The Etihad. After 17 minutes, Leroy Sane led the Burnley defence a merry dance in the penalty area before finding David Silva. David Silva dinked an opportunity on the roof of the net to make it 2-0 while Riyad Mahrez flashed a shot into the side netting. Riyad Mahrez, City’s record £60million signing, then produced the icing on the cake with a curler into the top corner from 25 yards as Burnley stood back.

Source: Daily Mail October 20, 2018 15:56 UTC