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Courtesy of BBC Sport:
Manchester City have no fresh injury concerns for Monday’s visit of Burnley.
Leroy Sane remains a doubt with a muscle injury, while captain Vincent Kompany is not yet ready to return from a knee problem.
Burnley’s record signing Jeff Hendrick is available after suspension and could replace Dean Marney, who must serve a ban after picking up his fifth booking of the season on New Year’s Eve.
Right-back Jon Flanagan will be missing because of a knee injury.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Manchester City are unbeaten in 12 home league matches against Burnley since a 5-2 defeat in March 1963.
- Burnley’s only victory in the last 15 competitive meetings came at Turf Moor in the Premier League in March 2015 when George Boyd was the match-winner.
Manchester City
- City are vying for a third successive home win.
- They have won their opening Premier League match of the calendar year in each of the last six attempts when it has been at home.
- Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 28 home games against newly-promoted sides since losing 0-2 to Reading in February 2007. Two of their three draws during that run have been against Burnley.
- Pep Guardiola’s side have only kept two clean sheets in nine home league matches so far.
Burnley
- Burnley’s solitary point in an away fixture this season came in a goalless draw at Manchester United in October (D1, L7).
- They have only managed two goals in those eight away matches and not scored more than once in any of their last 17 Premier League away fixtures since a 3-3 draw at Newcastle on New Year’s Day 2015.
- The Clarets have failed to score in 11 of their last 17 Premier League away games.
