Burnley 0-1 Man City: 'Queen bee' Pep Guardiola leads side to top of table

It took just five minutes for chants of "we are top of the league" to ring out around Turf Moor from the visiting supporters. Manchester City beat Burnley 1-0 to hit the summit of the Premier League for the first time in eight months, when they led the way after thrashing Wolves in the opening week of the season. During the intervening period Arsenal sat at the top looking down on all below them, but they have had a nine-point lead evaporate in the past 11 days. Mikel Arteta's men could have gone 12 clear and possibly out of sight on 11 April, but suffered a shock home defeat by Bournemouth and City took full advantage with three straight wins, including a monumental one over the Gunners on Sunday. Despite the victory and going top, will City rue being unable to find a more clinical edge against a team relegated down to the Championship? With each goal potentially proving crucial in a tense title race, City may view a victory with a solitary Erling Haaland goal as a missed opportunity to boost their goal difference. "We had chances," said Guardiola. "Not for what is going to happen in the future but to win the game. It was clear, [Martin] Dubravka [Burnley goalkeeper] was good but