AN 11-game unbeaten League run suggests there isn't much wrong at Manchester City.

And after the recent troubled history at Maine Road, there are signs of better times ahead under Joe Royle.

But one area for improvement is in front of goal where City's promotion push has stuttered.

Royle's men have lost just six times in 33 League games this season but they have drawn 14 and, of the teams in the Second Division play-off places, are currently the lowest scorers with 39.

At the back they seem to have it right, having conceded only 24 goals - the same as leaders Fulham.

But they will need to up their strike-rate to guarantee a play-off berth by the end of the season with Shaun Goater and Gareth Taylor both in need of a more prolific strike-rate.

Goater has 13 for the season in all competitions but he lines up against Burnley tonight reportedly under pressure for his place.

The Bermudian international has scored just twice since November 13, while partner Taylor, signed from Sheffield United to replace Lee Bradbury, has found the net only three times in 18 games.

The City pair might view tonight's Turf Moor meeting as the ideal chance to get firing again as Burnley have the worst defensive record in Division Two.

But Clarets defender Steve Davis is determined to reverse the trend and provide the platform for Burnley's first home win since the end of November.

Davis has shut out the duo once this season - Andy Morrison scoring for City in a 1-1 draw at Luton in November - and is anxious to do the same again on his return from a one-match ban.

"They are useful. Goater has always scored goals at this level. Taylor is new to it, apart from his time at Bristol Rovers when he scored goals, so they will be a good partnership. But hopefully we will able to match them," said Davis.

"I said when I came that as long as we keep clean sheets then we will have a good chance of winning because we do score goals.

"Having said that Andy Payton's only scored once since I've been here so I've put the kiss of death on him.

"But he's due one so if we can keep a clean sheet we've got people in the team who can score goals."

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