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Evening Standard
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Ian Parker

Burnley 0-1 Man City: City leapfrog Arsenal in title race as Erling Haaland hits winner

Erling Haaland's early goal fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Burnley, which sent the Clarets back down to the Sky Bet Championship.

Haaland struck just five minutes in at a subdued Turf Moor as City ended Arsenal's 200-day reign at the top but only on goals scored - any hopes City had of improving their goal difference were frustrated on a night when they both Rayan Cherki and Haaland hit a post.

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