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Burnley midfielder Steven Defour: Man City don't give you chances

Burnley midfielder Steven Defour says Manchester City gave them little chance after their 5-0 FA Cup thrashing.

City won at a canter at the Etihad Stadium with Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne strikes, a Sergio Aguero penalty and a Kevin Long own goal.

Defour conceded, “It's like a goalkeeper, you don't get to make mistakes, especially when you play against a team like City when you don't get loads of chances.

“They don't give you lots of chances and even when they mix the team up it's still a very strong team.

“But I think the turning point was Vyds' (Matej Vydra) chance. If that one goes in, we get more confident and they maybe get a bit more nervous.

“A few minutes later it got 2-0 and they are just so ruthless and just want to keep scoring goals.

“I think after 2-0 it kind of broke us. They were full of confidence and they can bring on players when you don't lose quality."

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