El cuadro de Guardiola avanza en Copa de la Liga después de un triunfo convincente en Turf Moor con dos tantos de Sterling y otro de Ferran Torres.
No se le puede negar al City su compromiso en Copa de la Liga, siempre predispuesto a pesar del calendario. Lleva tres visitas a Wembley con premio y va por buen camino para regresar a Londres, después de eliminar al Burnley y acceder a cuartos de final (0-3). Fue de menos a más, penalizado de inicio por una falta de tino que supo subsanar a tiempo. Sterling respondió al fin como ariete y Ferran Torres estrenó su cuenta particular, necesaria contribución al ataque del cuadro de Guardiola.
Al City aún le escuece la herida que sufrió frente al Leicester, obligado a dar la talla en Copa de la Liga. No se permitió el de Santpedor otro susto en Turf Moor sino que apenas realizó dos cambios: dio la titularidad a Steffen en el arco en lugar de Ederson e hizo debutar a Palmer como interior. El resto, caras habituales en busca de redimirse. Defiende corona el conjunto de Pep, que no quiere perder su idilio con el torneo, superior a un Burnley al que sostuvo mucho rato su guardameta.
De no ser por Peacock-Farrell, el choque se hubiera terminado a las primeras de cambio. Aunque al City le costó un mundo abrirse camino hacia el triunfo, frustrado una y otra vez. Estuvo torpe de cara a puerta, maldecido en el primer tiempo. Ni Rodri, ni Palmer ni tampoco Sterling, tuerto hasta el 0-1. Tres remates le hicieron falta antes de descorchar un choque animado, decantado tras una buena jugada que inició Laporte, continuó Mendy y definió Sterling. Un alivio para Guardiola.
De Bruyne lideró al equipo, surtidor de un City que tuvo paciencia con el balón. Desahogado por el tanto de Sterling, el segundo tiempo fue un bálsamo. Brillante en la lectura del juego y en el pase, el belga citó a Ferran Torres al espacio para que Sterling sentenciara a placer. El ex del Valencia se estrenó en Turf Moor, después de que enviara minutos antes un remate a la madera. A la segunda no perdonó, acertado al contragolpe. El City se reconcilia con el triunfo después de una semana convulsa y complicada.
FICHA DEL PARTIDO
Burnley, 0
Peacock-Farrell; Lowton (Bardsley, 78’), Long, Tarkowski, Taylor; Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Pieters; Barnes (Benson, 68’), Vydra (Wood, 45’)
Entrenador: Sean Dyche
Manchester City, 3
Steffen; Walker (Harwood-Bellis, 66’), Fernandinho, Laporte, Mendy; Rodri (Aké, 73’), De Bruyne (Bernardo Silva, 63’), Palmer; Ferran Torres, Mahrez; Sterling
Entrenador: Pep Guardiola
Goles: 0-1, Sterling (35’), 0-2, Sterling (49’), 0-3, Ferran Torres (65’)
Árbitro: Andrew Madley. Amonestó a Sterling (76’), Bernardo Silva (90’)
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