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Man City ace Bernardo: Burnley always a physical fight

Manchester City ace Bernardo Silva says they're up for their next game of the restart against Burnley.

City trail leaders Liverpool by 22 points but still want to make Jurgen Klopp's side earn the title by winning their own games.

There is also added history between Bernardo and Burnley boss Sean Dyche who accused the midfielder of diving to win a penalty against his side in 2017.

"Burnley is always a physical fight. We know the way they play," says the Portugal international.

"We don't know if our players will be a bit tired after the Arsenal game or how fit Burnley will be, so the game is a little bit different this time.

"We played at a very good level on Wednesday night and hopefully we can do that again.

"It was weird because the only thing you could hear in an empty stadium was what Pep (Guardiola) and Mikel (Arteta) were shouting. You could hear every word.

"When you are playing with 50,000 fans you can pretend that you haven't heard what the manager is saying to you!

"Now it's impossible. It's a different reality but we understand the circumstances. It's good to be back playing and we will have to get used to that atmosphere and do our best."

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