Foster ‘grateful’ after making EPL debut against Man City
South African striker Lyle Foster says he was grateful to have made his Premier League debut for Burnley against defending champions Manchester City.
South African striker Lyle Foster says he was grateful to have made his Premier League debut for Burnley against defending champions Manchester City.
Erling Haaland bagged a brace as Manchester City opened the Premier League title defence off with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.
Manchester City will kick start their title defence when they face Vincent Kompany's Burnley side in their opening Premier League clash at Turf Moor on August 11.
Manuel Benson came off the bench to score the winning goal that earned Burnley a narrow 1-0 win over rivals Blackburn and clinched the Sky Bet Championship title for Vincent Kompany's Clarets.
Vincent Kompany's Burnley are back in the Premier League after earning promotion to the top flight following their 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough on Friday.
Erling Haaland scored his sixth hat-trick of the season to inspire Manchester City to a 6-0 rout over Burnley to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Manchester United have completed the signing of Dutch international Wout Weghorst on loan until the end of the season.
Manchester City retained the Premier League title in the most dramatic of fashion as they hauled themselves back from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with three goals in the final 15 minutes on Sunday.
Everton staged a dramatic fightback from two goals down to preserve their Premier League status with a 3-2 win against Crystal Palace, while Burnley climbed out of the relegation zone after a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Thursday.
Chelsea all but guaranteed a third-place finish in the Premier League after playing out to a 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening.