Erling Haaland irritated by Sky Sports reporter after firing Man City to Burnley win

The result propelled City to the summit of the Premier League table, though only on goals scored rather than goal difference.

Speaking to Sky Sports after collecting the Player of the Match award, Haaland appeared visibly frustrated by repeated questions suggesting his team should have been more clinical against their struggling opponents.

City had squandered numerous opportunities to extend their advantage during the contest.

When asked whether his side could have "done more tonight with more goals", Haaland laughed before responding: "We had a lot of chances but I'm happy we win and that's the most important thing, anything else don't think just try to win."

Pressed on whether performance takes a back seat at this crucial stage of the campaign, the striker appeared confused and requested the question be repeated.

After suggestions that City's display fell short of their recent performance against Arsenal, Haaland shrugged: "As I said, it's all about winning. No matter how, we try to play our football and just try to win."

Growing visibly irritated when told more goals had been anticipated, he stated bluntly: "Don't think about the goals, think about winning. As I said now three times."

The striker's mood lightened when discussion turned to the weeks ahead, laughing as he acknowledged April's potential: "It can. It's been good so far. Keep going, keep going. Try to win now on Saturday and then Everton."

When it was suggested the dressing room would be buoyant despite the slender margin of victory, Haaland expressed bemusement at the line of questioning:

"One-nil is amazing, I'm super happy, I don't know why you keep asking me that," he said.

"I'm super happy we win, we got three points and as they sing we are top of the league so be happy."

City now turn their attention to Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Southampton at Wembley.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola was left delighted after his side dug deep to secure all three points.

"We had chances. We have to win the games, but it was clear, clear, clear. We were not 'umph' in the last part of the shots. Sometimes it's the fatigue. I had the feeling if we score at 2-0 it will be more relaxed and we could be more composed in the final third," he said.

"Winning is the main target. Considering the last three days and the emotion and physicality in the game we played, we make an extraordinary game. The chances we created we could score more goals but the important thing is every game winning. Five games in the Premier League for both games and we see what happens.

"I think we played really, really good. I'm pretty sure. I didn't see all the images and the chances that we had, but I had a feeling that we had a lot. And just for many of these types of games, we score the second or the third, for the chances that we create, we deserve it, everything is more fluid, more natural.

"And at the end, the last minute, the corner, I said, Oh, God! But the way we play, we can draw, right? The corner is good. We cleared it, but they are good with that.

"And in terms of free-kicks, corners they are extraordinary. You never know, but the game was very well played. Well, we played, of course, they said, Ah, but the chances we create, you can have scored more. But the main target is win game, and against Everton, win the game, and all the games that we have to play."