SERGIO AGUERO wrote his name into the Manchester City record books as he became the club's joint leading goalscorer of all-time.
The Etihad hero stroked home a first half spot-kick to go level with Eric Brook on 177 - a record that has stood for 78 years. Yet the award of the spot-kick - for a foul on Bernardo Silva - was controversial and left Burnley fuming.
However it set Pep Guardiola's men for an 11th straight win - the first time the club has done that in a single season.
Burnley were a massive 25-1 to win here with some bookies - the longest odds ever in a Premier League game.
Yet the Clarets had an early chance as Chris Wood bundled his way through and Ederson Moraes had to dive at the feet of Scott Arfield. The big Kiwi got injured in the collision and had to be replaced by Ashley Barnes - a real blow for Sean Dyche and the Clarets.
Unusually City were taking a while to get going but they did have one chance when Leroy Sane pulled back for Bernardo Silva but his shot was straight at Nick Pope.
The Burnley keeper was at the centre of things again on the half hour as he kept out Kevin de Bruyne as he raced into the area.
The ball broke for Bernardo Silva who went over under a challenge from Pope - with referee Roger East pointing to the spot. Replays showed it was a soft one and the visitors were fuming but up stepped Aguero and sent the keeper the wrong way.
The Argentine missed one at the same end against Shakhtar Donetsk last month - it has been a long wait for him to get the goal he needed.
Aguero had chances to go on and beat the record before half-time but on both occasions he was denied by Pope. One of them fell at the feet of Bernardo but his effort was heroically blocked by James Tarkowski.
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The Clarets defended superbly and frustrated the home side, who have been in such superb goal-scoring form in recent weeks.
But they had daylight when Nicolas Otamendi's thumping header from Sane's corner just squirmed through the legs of Steven Defour on the line.
And minutes later a trademark De Bruyne pass sent Sane racing clear to finsih emphatically and put the result beyond any doubt.
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