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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Manchester City and Burnley.

Here are some of your comments:

City fans

Gene: It's nice to see the crosses continually being sent with positive results. The defence still has some shaky moments but has definitely improved over last season thus far. A nice, hardworking performance which is building confidence.

Deano: A game of two halves. I felt City were too complacent after the first goal. A talking to with Pep at half time sharpened their focus in the second half and the rest is history.

Robert: Nice to see rhythm returning to City's game. A nice balance in the team. Haaland, Foden, Doku and the very underestimated Nunes were all excellent.

Warren: Not getting carried away just yet but promising signs that we are getting back to somewhere near our best with a new system. Doku has been excellent again.

Burnley fans

Graham: Burnley showed strength, skill, and determination to, yet again, come back from a poor start to draw level by half time. We missed the chance to get ahead just after the break but, having failed to do so, we should have shut up shop, and not tried to play City at open football. That may have been a commendable and brave tactic but, ultimately, it failed. This was not a 1-5 performance but that's what the score sheet reads!

Paul: The result doesn't define our season. The two injury time goals and the two own goals, considering the number of both types scored against us this season, are worrisome. But we will have easier matches and we will improve.

Andrew: How does a decent but small club like Burnley compete with billionaires?! I hope Burnley survive but they don't have the resources.

Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician

Leeds United, Burnley and Sunderland have taken a combined 23 points from their opening six games, making it the best start to a Premier League season by the promoted sides since 2017-18.

In fact, only five times in Premier League history have the promoted sides made a better start to a season.

Sunderland have made the best start of the three, accruing 11 points from their opening six games, which is the most any promoted side has taken in 13 years, since West Ham United did the same in 2012-13.

So why have this season's trio started so much better than Leicester City, Ipswich and Southampton 12 months ago?

Because they have been much more successful at keeping Premier League opposition at bay, conceding eight fewer goals and giving up 32 fewer chances between them.

While this season's promoted sides haven't actually created much more than last season's trio, they have been more clinical so far, scoring three more goals despite only taking nine more shots and generating a similar quality of chances in terms of expected goals.

So after years of conventional wisdom telling us that a reliable goalscorer was the key to surviving in the Premier League, might Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland prove that defensive solidity is actually more important?

Pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards join host Kelly Cates to bring you the action and talking points from Saturday’s Premier League fixtures.

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This was always going to be a tough ask for Scott Parker's side - and ultimately they came up short again.

The Clarets were edged out by late penalties against Manchester United and Liverpool, but were heavily beaten by Manchester City after conceding four goals in the second half.

Maxime Esteve had a day to forget, with Burnley now without a win in their past 20 visits to City, going all the way back to 1963.

Having won six Premier League titles and the Champions League with City, it was a disappointing return to the Etihad for Kyle Walker, who picked up a booking in the first half for a foul on former teammate Phil Foden.

Supporters will be thinking how different it could have been had Lyle Foster scored in front of them at the start of the second half, but their side have won only once in six games on their return to the top-flight.

Burnley manager Scott Parker spoke to BBC Match of the Day about the disappointing defeat by Manchester City: "For 70-odd minutes we were right in it and we caused them some problems. We executed the game-plan and we were encouraged for large parts.

"They scored two quick goals and the backend of the game ran away from us a bit, with some mistakes. There are fine margins and we knew we would need to ride our luck at times.

"For the first 60-70 minutes, we were brave and courageous - not just standing up to things but also with the ball.

"I'm massively confident [in this team]. We've had a tough start and I know there are large parts of our game from these tough fixtures that will stand us in good stead."

Goalscorer Jaidon Anthony also spoke to Premier League Productions after the match: "It shows why they are one of the best teams in the world. It is a disappointing way to end the game, but we will bounce back. We've put in some strong performances this season but this was tough. If you're not on it for a split second, they punish you.

"We are learning every game and we are a young group. We are playing top sides and if we can take bits from each game and progress, then that should help."

Did you know?

• Jaidon Anthony has scored four goals and provided one assist in six Premier League games this season. It is the earliest a Burnley player has reached five goal involvements in a single campaign in the competition.

• Maxime Esteve became just the sixth player in Premier League history to score two own goals in the same game, and the first player since Craig Dawson with Wolves against Everton last season.

Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire he felt the draw with Bristol City was "a good point in the end".

"Too many times last year I was coming in frustrated when we only got a point, but today we might have had more of the ball but they had more of the chances.

"I'd be disappointed if our games aren't tightly contested. They were really good without the ball and there were a lot of dead-ball restarts, throw-ins, and their threat is on the counter.

"The game was exactly as we thought and that's where the best moments came from."

Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.

Have your say on City's performance

What did you make of Burnley's display?

Come back on Monday for a selection of your replies

Manchester City make six changes to the side that won at Huddersfield in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

The major team news sees the return of striker Erling Haaland up front, after the Norwegian missed the trip to West Yorkshire because of a back injury.

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku all start with James Trafford on the bench against his old club, while John Stones, Nathan Ake, Rico Lewis, Oscar Bobb and Divine Mukasa all drop out.

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, Reijnders, Gonzalez, Savinho, Foden, Doku, Haaland

Burnley boss Scott Parker reverts to his strongest XI after their shock Carabao Cup defeat by League One Cardiff City.

Former City captain Kyle Walker makes a return to Etihad Stadium where he enjoyed eight trophy-filled years under Pep Guardiola.

The likes of Armando Broja, Hannibal Mejbri, Marcus Edwards and Axel Tuanzebe drop out of the starting line-up.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Hartmann, Florentino, Tchouna, Cullen, Laurent, Anthony, Foster

There are seven games in the Premier League on Saturday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

• Brentford v Manchester United (12:30)

• Chelsea v Brighton - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

• Crystal Palace v Liverpool - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Leeds United v Bournemouth

• Manchester City v Burnley

• Nottingham Forest v Sunderland (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Tottenham v Wolves (20:00)

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Pep Guardiola parks the bus - or at least he did against Arsenal last week - but it is going to be Burnley who try to do that this time.

The Clarets almost held out against Liverpool and they ran Manchester United close too, but I don't see them keeping City quiet

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

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