If it hadn't been for what came afterwards -- and we'll get to that -- the tale of Manchester City hosting Burnley would be a straightforward one to tell.
Pep Guardiola -- perhaps underestimating the opposition; perhaps believing this gave him the best chance to get three points against Sean Dyche's crew; perhaps with input from his fitness staff or due to something he noticed in training -- decided to leave John Stones, Sergio Aguero and David Silva, all of whom had played 90 minutes against Liverpool less than 48 hours earlier, on the bench.
Instead, Guardiola played Aleksandar Kolarov, who had also played a full game at Anfield, albeit at left-back, Jesus Navas and Kelechi Iheanacho in their place.