Man City restore lead at top with routine win at Burnley

Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley v Manchester City - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - February 3, 2021 Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus celebrate at the end of the match Pool via REUTERS/Gareth Copley

BURNLEY, England (Reuters) - Manchester City restored their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League after goals from Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling secured a comfortable 2-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday.

The routine victory at Turf Moor left City on 47 points from 21 games with second-placed Manchester United, who crushed Southampton 9-0 on Tuesday, three points behind having played one more match.