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English Premier League: No change at the top as Manchester City, Liverpool win

Chelsea's preparations to face Real Madrid in the Champions League next week didn't go to plan as they suffered a 4-1 defeat at home to Brentford, who took a massive step towards assuring their top-flight future

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Manchester City`s Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (3rd L) skips past Burnley`s English midfielder Jack Cork (2nd L) as Manchester City`s English midfielder Jack Grealish (R) waits for the ball during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England. Pic/AFP

Manchester City`s Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (3rd L) skips past Burnley`s English midfielder Jack Cork (2nd L) as Manchester City`s English midfielder Jack Grealish (R) waits for the ball during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England. Pic/AFP

Manchester City remain on top of the Premier League after a 2-0 win away to struggling Burnley. Any pressure Pep Guardiola's side could have felt after Liverpool's win at home to Watford in Saturday's early kick off was dispelled in the fifth minute when Kevin de Bruyne's finish from Raheem Sterling's volley pass put them ahead.

Sterling was again the provider in the 25th minute when he found space down the right to cut the ball back for Ilkay Gundogan to wrong-foot Burnley keeper Nick Pope with a powerful half-volley.

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