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Burnley thrashed by Manchester City after condemning ‘offensive’ fly-past


Phil Foden set City on their way at the Etihad (Martin Rickett/PA)Burnley were embarrassed on and off the pitch as an offensive banner was flown above the Etihad Stadium in the early stages of a 5-0 trouncing by Manchester City. The Lancashire club issued a statement strongly condemning those responsible for flying a plane carrying the message ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’ at the beginning of their first Premier League outing since the restart. The aircraft circled the ground moments after all players had taken the knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at kick-off. Expand Close Sean Dyche had a frustrating evening at the Etihad (PA) PA / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Sean Dyche had a frustrating evening at the Etihad (PA)Burnley, faced with a number of problems, had no such quality to turn to. The consolation for City was that VAR ruled the incident a penalty and Mahrez calmly tucked home his second from the spot.


Source: Irish Independent June 22, 2020 21:20 UTC



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