Rico Lewis ‘ignored’ being hit by a lighter thrown from the gang to give attention to serving to Manchester City to Premier League victory on opening evening, whereas Burnley vowed to droop the perpetrator

Manchester City teenager Rico Lewis needed to attempt to ignore being hit by a lighter thrown by the gang at Burnley on Friday to assist his crew safe a 3-0 win.

The 18-year-old defender was struck by the article as he was on the bottom following a combat with Burnley’s Connor Roberts on the nook flag within the first half.

It was an unsavory and probably harmful second, however Lewis mentioned he ought to attempt to put it apart to focus on the motion.

“It was just something I was dealing with at the time. When you’re in the game, you can’t really focus on it,” mentioned Lewis.

“It’s just an incident that’s a shame it happened to me, but it happens to a lot of players, which is not a good thing.

‘But you can’t really do much about it. You just have to ignore and it will be solved at the end of the game.’

Lewis cried out after being hit, but did not require medical attention.

Burnley said in a statement: “This is unacceptable. The person responsible has been identified and removed from the ground. Anyone found guilty of throwing rockets into the stadium will be suspended.’

While Pep Guardiola has ruled out a repeat of last season’s Treble, his youngest player is optimistic about trying to win it all again.

“Firstly, we are very happy because we got what we needed, which is three points,” he mentioned.

“If they arrive right here to a facet like Burnley, the place they’ve simply been promoted, they’re going to have fireplace of their guts to get off the bottom, so we’re actually glad.

“The purpose is to win the Treble once more, to win the Quadruple. Winning as soon as just isn’t adequate, so we now have to attempt to win it once more.’