Man City beat Burnley, dethrone Arsenal from top of Premier League

It took just five minutes for chants of “we are top of the league” to echo around Turf Moor as visiting supporters celebrated.

Manchester City beat Burnley 1–0 to return to the summit of the Premier League for the first time in eight months, having last led the table after a dominant win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on the opening weekend of the season.

In the period since, Arsenal had occupied top spot, at one point holding a nine-point advantage that has evaporated in just 11 days.

According to BBC Sport, Mikel Arteta’s side could have moved 12 points clear on 11 April but suffered a shock home defeat to AFC Bournemouth. City capitalised with three consecutive victories, including Sunday’s crucial win over the Gunners.

Despite taking the points and moving top, City may reflect on their failure to score more against a team already relegated to the Championship. In such a tight title race, each goal may prove decisive, and a solitary strike from Erling Haaland could be viewed as a missed opportunity to strengthen their goal difference.

Former Gary Neville told Sky Sports: “Arsenal’s players, coaches and fans watching this will be wondering if Manchester City will play like this against stronger teams. They could trip up.

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