City hit Clarets for six

Emmanuel Adebayor
12 April 2012

Roberto Mancini saw his Manchester City side move into fourth place in the Barclays Premier League with a devastating show of attacking strength in a 6-1 win at Turf Moor.

Mancini's men were 5-0 up at half-time, with three of the goals coming in the space of three minutes.

Emmanuel Adebayor (2), Craig Bellamy, Carlos Tevez, Patrick Vieira and Vincent Kompany were all on target before Steven Fletcher replied for Burnley.

Adam Johnson saw a shot take a deflection off a defender and rattle the post before the visitors made the breakthrough in the fourth minute.

Burnley were guilty of slack marking when Johnson delivered a corner from the left and Adebayor took advantage to rifle in a shot that seemed to take a deflection on the way in.

A minute later it got even worse for the home side when Craig Bellamy latched on to a through ball from Carlos Tevez and guided it past Brian Jensen.

The Burnley goalkeeper conceded a third in the seventh minute after making a basic error. He spilled Adebayor's weak shot and Tevez was on hand for his 26th goal of the season.

City extended their lead in the 20th minute with Vieira's first goal for the club. He powered home a header following a corner from Johnson.

Adebayor grabbed his second before half-time with a clinical finish after being released by Tevez, and Vincent Kompany headed home for his first goal of the season just prior to the hour mark.

Burnley fans at last had something to cheer in the 72nd minute when Steven Fletcher pulled a goal back with a good finish after being set up by substitute Jack Cork.

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