Xinhua News Agency, London, January 31 (Reporter Zhang Wei) The two top teams in the Premier League, Manchester City and Liverpool, both won at home on the 31st. Defending champions Manchester City saw off Burnley 3-1, and the "leader" Liverpool beat Chelsea 4-1.
Facing Burnley, the "promoted horse" who struggled in the relegation zone, the Manchester City boss put a number of key players on the bench. However, the core of the midfield, Kevin De Bruyne, made his first start since returning from injury, and Norwegian centre-forward Haaland, who had been out for a long time due to injury, came off the bench. Argentine star Alvarez, who turns 24 on the same day, stole the limelight with a header from the middle of the box in the 16th minute and then a through ball from Kevin De Bruyne six minutes later.
Just one minute after the rematch, Rodri scored with a curling ball from the edge of the penalty area to help Manchester City extend the score to 3:0. Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany's Burnley pulled one back in stoppage time but were unable to do so, suffering their 16th defeat in 22 league games and remaining second from bottom with 12 points.
Manchester City are level on points with Arsenal, who won the day before, with a game in hand, but still five points behind Liverpool, who have also won four consecutive Premier League games. Liverpool relied on Jota's personal breakthrough to take the lead in the 23rd minute, and teenager Bradley rewrote the score to 2:0 in the 39th minute.
Although Nunez missed a penalty in first-half stoppage time, Szobosloy and Dias contributed to Liverpool in the second half. Chelsea, who had won three consecutive Premier League games, only intervened Nkunku's low shot between those two goals, and they finished 10th with 31 points after losing to Anfield.
In addition, Tottenham beat Brentford 3-2.
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