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Kevin De Bruyne celebrated wearing the Manchester City captain’s armband by scoring his first Premier League goal at The Etihad since May.
De Bruyne, who has fallen behind Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan and Ruben Dias in the list of City skippers, was able to lead the team out because none of that trio started.
And after Bernardo Silva had put the champions ahead after 12 minutes, the Belgian settled any remaining nerves with a powerful finish into the top corner after 70 minutes.
Manchester City stayed within touching distance of the top of the Premier League after beating Burnley at the Etihad Stadium
Bernardo Silva (right) tucked home at the far post to hand City the lead after Nick Pope parried away Phil Foden's low effort
The result leaves champions City just one point behind Liverpool in the table, with Chelsea still to play on Saturday evening
Though the performance was far from convincing, it maintained City’s record of not having conceded at home in the league this season.
Burnley, who had lost 5-0 on their previous four visits to The Etihad, could view a narrower defeat as a moral victory. However, Sean Dyche’s side are still looking for their first win of the current campaign and remain in the Premier League’s bottom three.
The team news was dominated by Raheem Sterling being recalled to Pep Guardiola’s starting line-up after complaining about a lack of game time.
