Could Man City 'trip up' or will 'queen bee' Guardiola offer key influence?

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Manchester City beat Burnley 1-0 to hit the summit of the Premier League for the first time in eight months.

With each goal potentially proving crucial in a tense title race, City may view a victory with a solitary Erling Haaland goal as a missed opportunity to boost their goal difference.

Guardiola said: "We played a really good game. Unfortunately we missed a lot of chances. We defended better in the second half and we had less problems.

"I was not frustrated, why would I be? We won three points, we are top of the league. Of course we can do better but the guys did everything."

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville said on Sky Sports: "The players, coaches and fans of Arsenal watching this will be thinking 'will Manchester City play like this against other better teams?' They could trip up.

"There should be urgency to kill the game off, but it is also the goal difference part - it could become vital in the title run-in and you would have thought this was an ideal opportunity."

Phil Johnson, a chartered member of the British Psychological Society's division of sport and exercise, told BBC Sport: "One of the gifts that Guardiola has is his strong emotional connection with his players, with the staff and with the fans. This is crucial to the whole culture of the club. He is getting players to perform significantly well - some of whom may be considered to have gone past their best.