Why Manchester City’s subdued win over Burnley may prove a misstep in nailbiting title race

SportFootballWhy Manchester City’s subdued win over Burnley may prove a misstep in nailbiting title raceBurnley 0-1 Man City: Haaland’s early strike took Pep Guardiola’s side top of the Premier League on goals scored as the Clarets were condemned to the drop Richard Jolly Senior Football Correspondent at Turf Moor Wednesday 22 April 2026 22:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963077","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/burnley-man-city-premier-league-title-race-arsenal-relegation-b2963077.html","title":"Why Man City’s subdued win over Burnley may prove a misstep in nailbiting title race"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-20191","index":0}Erling Haaland made the difference but could have been more prolific (PA)Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insightJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Football_CDP","regTitle":"Miguel Delaney: Inside Football","subscriptionGroup":"readingTheGame","subscriptionGroupId":"d6776bff-0bec-4d53-a0ce-bd38db6811e5","type":"football","pathPrefix":["/sport/football","/topic/fantasy-football"],"associatedAuthors":["Miguel Delaney","Richard Jolly"],"title":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight","mobileTitle":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/miguelDelaney1_1.png","newsletterK...