• Manchester City start matchday six ninth in the table

• Burnley are outside the relegation zone in 16th

• Recommended bet: Erling Haaland to score first

Manchester City will expect to extend their unbeaten run to five matches in all competitions when they face Burnley at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Citizens have already conceded ground to Liverpool in the title race but a home clash against the Clarets presents a superb chance to get back on track.

Team News

City boss Pep Guardiola will be without Abdukodir Khusanov, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush, while Mateo Kovacic is a doubt.

Striker Erling Haaland has shaken off a back injury and is available for selection, while the likes of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Rodri, Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku and Bernardo Silva are all set to return after being rested in the midweek win over Huddersfield Town.

Burnley centre-back Jordan Beyer will miss out with a thigh problem, while knee injuries sideline Connor Roberts and Zeki Amdouni.

Jacob Bruun Larsen is doubtful due to a knock, but Lesley Ugochukwu is back after serving a one-match suspension against Nottingham Forest.

Kyle Walker should start and face his former club, where he made over 300 appearances.

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The Stats

City are unbeaten in four games in all competitions, but they have lost twice already in the Premier League this season.

Burnley are winless in four matches in all competitions. City have kept eight clean sheets in their last 10 Premier League matches against Burnley, 

The Citizens have won seven of their last eight games in all competitions at the Etihad.

Prediction

City talisman Haaland has started the season off in fine scoring fashion, netting six goals in his first five league matches.

The former Borussia Dortmund hitman has also translated that form onto the European stage, bagging in the Champions League win over Napoli, while the Norwegian scored once against Finland and hit five in the 11-1 rout of Moldova on international duty.

Haaland has failed to score in just one of his eight appearances for club and country this season and he has set the tone for City, grabbing the opener four times in the league and Europe combined.

Against a Burnley side who have struggled badly on their trips to the Etihad, Haaland can open the scoring once again.

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