Burnley v Man City ratings: Roberts 6, Vitinho 5, Haaland 9, Alvarez 7

Pep Guardiola's team begin title defence with 3-0 win

BURNLEY RATINGS: James Trafford - 6. Made a routine save to deny Rodri in the 55th minute. Did well to deny Alvarez a goal with a good save five minutes from the end, but couldn’t have done anything about any of the goals. Reuters

Dara O’Shea - 5. Almost gifted City a third goal when he passed the ball straight into the path of a white shirt while trying to clear his lines in the 38th minute. Made a good block to stop Haaland from testing Trafford after the break. Reuters

Jordan Beyer - 4. Gave Haaland too much space in the penalty area to allow him grab the match opener. Could have done better to assist his centre-backs against the double threat of Haaland and Alvarez. Reuters

Ameen Al Dakhil - 5. Enjoyed a very good start to the second half as he fended off the threat of Haaland twice just after the restart. However, his weak-headed clearance led to Rodri’s goal in the 76th minute. Getty

Connor Roberts - 6. Looked solid on the left and kept the away side’s forays down the left to a minimum. Excellent block to deny Foden late in the game. PA

Sander Berge - 4. A willing runner on the night but the quality of Manchester City’s midfield meant he mostly had to make do with chasing shadows. EPA

Vitinho - 5. Got sucked in by Foden, which created space for Walker to run into cross the ball into the path of Alvarez in the build-up to the away side’s second goal. Later, he showed great stamina to get back and block Alvarez’s effort halfway into the second half. EPA

Josh Cullen - 4. Tasked with protecting the backline alongside Berge, Cullen looked out of his depth against the away side’s expensively assembled midfield. PA

Luca Koleosho - 5. Looked energetic and lively but failed to take advantage of his few chances. Should have made Ederson work when he was presented with a good chance in the 15th minute. PA

Lyle Foster - 6. Made good use of his place as he constantly kept City's backline on their toes. Beautiful dink to get past Akanji’s sliding tackle, but he failed to trouble Ederson with his resulting effort in the 28th minute. Getty

Zeki Amdouni - 5. Enjoyed a very lively start to the game but drifted out of the game after the away side’s second goal. Had the Clarets' first shot on target with a weak effort straight into the hands of Ederson. AFP

SUBS: Jacob Bruun Larsen (Koleosho, 61') - 5. Failed to keep his header on target in the 79th minute. Worked hard but failed to make things happen in the final third. PA

Anass Zaroury (Amdouni, 61') - 3. Brought on to inject more energy into the Clarets midfield, the youngster got sent off for an unnecessary lunge on Kyle Walker late in the game. EPA

Manuel Benson (Beyer, 74') - N/A. Brought on to help shore up the defense but unfortunate to see his side concede a third less than a minute after coming on. Reuters

Josh Brownhill (Berge, 90') - N/A. Didn’t have much of a chance to get involved. Nathan Redmond (Forster, 90') - N/A. Reuters

MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson - 6. A tranquil evening between the sticks for Ederson. The Brazilian was only called into action once to make a routine save in the first half. Getty

Kyle Walker - 7. Another assured display from Walker on the right side of a three-man defence. He cleverly used his pace to get out of sticky situations. Getty

Manuel Akanji - 6. Looked very shaky in the first half as Burnley pressed high up the pitch in a bid to force errors. Lucky to get away with a slight tug in the penalty area after Amdouni got the better of him in the first half. PA

Nathan Ake - 7. A solid return after his injury lay off, and played his part in City’s clean sheet. Played more centrally than he did at the end of last season, and looked right at home. Getty

Rico Lewis - 7. Tasked with playing the inverted role in the absence of John Stones, Lewis looked assured in possession and helped create overload in the middle of the pitch. Must have breathed a sigh of relief after Rodri cleaned up his mess in the 28th minute. Getty

Rodri - 9. Reacted quickly to create the match opener with a header back across the face of the goal for Haaland to finish. Excellent recovery tackle to nip the ball from Amdouni and stop him from running through on goal in the 27th minute. Grabbed the goal his performance deserved with a close-range finish in the 76th minute. PA

Kevin De Bruyne - 6. Got close to setting Haaland up for his second goal in the 11th minute, but the Norwegian failed to keep his effort on target. Picked up an injury which forced him off halfway through the first half. Getty

Bernardo Silva - 6. Drifted in and out of the game. Got caught on the ball in his penalty area while trying to dribble his way out of trouble and gifted the home side a good chance to nick one back. PA

Phil Foden - 7. Had a chance to test Trafford in the 34th minute, but he failed to keep the ball under control. Tried to set up Haaland for his hat-trick just after the hour mark, but his pass was just slightly overhit. Getty

Julian Alvarez - 7. Was having a very quiet game until he popped up to set Haaland up for the away side’s second goal. Could only hit his effort high and wide when Haaland set him up in the 59th minute. PA

Erling Haaland - 9. Continued from where he left off last season by scoring the first goal of the 2023-24 campaign with his first touch in the fourth minute. Made it two with a first-time left-footed finish that went in off the crossbar in the 36th minute. Reuters

SUBS: Mateo Kovacic (De Bruyne, 24') - 7. On for the injured De Bruyne, Kovacic helped City slow things down in midfield and easily got out of tight positions. Kept things simple and classy. Reuters

Josko Gvardiol (Lewis, 80') - N/A. On for his debut, Gvardiol looked solid and confident during his short cameo. EPA

Cole Palmer (Haaland, 80') - N/A. Couldn’t replicate his goalscoring impact as a sub like he did against Arsenal last week, but the youngster looked lively after coming on. Aymeric Laporte (Ake, 80') - N/A. PA

Manchester City star striker Erling Haaland wasted no time in opening his account in the new season as his brace helped the treble winners begin their title defence with a 3-0 win against promoted Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday.

Haaland, who bagged a Premier League season-record 36 goals and a total of 52 in all competitions for City last season, slotted his side in front after four minutes.

A fine finish by the Norwegian in the 36th put City in control. Rodri drove home City's third from close range after 75 minutes to make it a chastening return to the top flight for a Burnley side managed by former City captain Vincent Kompany.

However, the win was soured by the sight of Kevin de Bruyne limping off midway through the first-half.

The Belgian had suffered a hamstring tear in City's Champions League final victory over Inter Milan two months ago.

"He was injured again unfortunately," said Guardiola. "Same place and position as the Champions League and he will be out for a while.

"It depends on the magnitude but will be a few weeks out. He has to free [his] mind and relax because he came back from that position [previous injuries] and he will be back now."

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