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Burnley will make life tough for Manchester City, says Ben Mee

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Ben Mee put in a masterclass of defending in the second-half
Image: Ben Mee makes a goal-line clearance in Burnley's 2-2 draw at Chelsea

Ben Mee insists Burnley have no intention of rolling over and allowing Manchester City to beat them on Sunday.

In-form Burnley, who held Chelsea to a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge last Monday, are virtually safe from relegation ahead of this weekend's visit of reigning champions City, live on Sky Sports.

Pep Guardiola's men have a game in hand on league leaders Liverpool and look like they will have to win all three of their remaining matches in order to retain their title.

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has warned his players the Premier League title race is not over ahead of their 'tough' trip to Burnley on Sunday

But Mee says his team-mates will make it as hard as possible for City when they come to Turf Moor on Sunday.

The Burnley defender told The Mirror: "We try to make it difficult for whoever comes here and it will be difficult for the two big teams coming to our place (City, and Arsenal on the last day of the season) and we're looking forward to it."

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"You can't go out, play nice football and let them play nice football against you.

"You can't expect us to roll over and say: 'here you go, have the three points.'

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"We're going to work hard, make it as uncomfortable for them as possible and we'll certainly do that against City."

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