Nigeria, April 23 -- Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League table after a 1-0 win over Burnley FC, whose relegation was confirmed on Wednesday.

The only goal of the match came early, as Erling Haaland scored after a neat pass from Jeremy Doku. The striker calmly lifted the ball over goalkeeper Martin Dubravka to give City a quick lead.

City controlled most of the game and created several chances to score more goals. Rayan Cherki, Bernardo Silva and Nico O'Reilly all came close, but Dubravka made important saves to keep Burnley in the match.

Burnley also had their moments. Quilindschy Hartman and Zian Flemming both had good chances to equalise but failed to take them, missing the target under pressure.

In the second hal...