Manchester City have dropped points for just the fourth time this season in the Premier League, having been held to a 1-1 draw by a spirited Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.
The Citizens were a goal to the good and cruising after a dominant start to the second period, but they were pegged back inside the final 10 minutes through a Johan Berg Gudmundsson goal.
Gudmundsson’s equaliser, which prevented City from going a whopping 18 points clear at the top, came shortly after a contender for miss of the season from Raheem Sterling, as he failed to convert into an empty net from inside the six-yard box.
Danilo took advantage of a short corner, catching Burnley off-guard as they were far too deep, which allowed the Brazilian full-back to curl a delightful shot past Nick Pope from 22 yards.
The league leaders, boasting the joint-best record of any English top-flight side after 25 games, started to click into gear but could not add a second to their tally before the break.
Aiming for a first away league win in three, City almost added a second goal early in the second half as Sergio Aguero blasted into the back of substitute Matt Lowton from a good position and Ilkay Gundogan’s attempt deflected over.
Sterling produced one of the great Premier League misses, tapping the ball wide right in front of a half-empty goal after being picked out by Kyle Walker.
That miss would prove costly as Gudmundsson met a cross at the back post and sent his half-volley past Ederson, meaning a third-successive away game in which City have dropped points.
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