Burnley rescues a point after satisfactory second-half performance. Manchester Utd dominated the first period and thought they had the lead early on, only for VAR to rule out Varane’s header following a foul from Maguire.
They weren’t to be denied for long, though, and the visitors took the lead when Shaw set up Pogba for a fine finish from 12 yards.
Burnley didn’t manage a single shot in the first 45 minutes, but they flew out of the blocks in the second period.
And quickly equalised when Weghorst played in Rodriguez for an excellent one-on-one finish.
From there, the visitors created a few half-chances late on, but Burnley defended stoutly to secure a point.
Starting Lineup:
BURNLEY (4-4-2): Nick Pope;
Connor Roberts, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Erik Pieters;
Maxwel Cornet, Ashley Westwood, Josh Brownhill, Dwight McNeil;
Jay Rodriguez, Wout Weghorst.
SUBS: Phil Bardsley, Ashley Barnes, Nathan Collins, Jack Cork,
Wayne Hennessey, Aaron Lennon, Kevin Long, Matt Lowton, Dale Stephens.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea;
Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw;
Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay;
Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho;
Edinson Cavani.
SUBS: Dean Henderson, Phil Jones, Anthony Elanga, Jesse Lingard,
Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic, Victor Lindelof,
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Goals:
0-1. Fernandes finds Rashford out wide on the left with a great switch.
Rashford draws in the defender before feeding Shaw on the overlap, and the fullback sends in an accurate low cross that Pogba lashes into the roof of the net from 10 yards.
1-1. Weghorst receives a pass and spins past Maguire before threading a delightful through ball to set Rodriguez clean through.
Rodriguez dribbles deep into the box before nudging a little chip over De Gea.
So, where else do Burnley and Manchester United go from here?
Burnley will enjoy a confidence boost following that performance, but they remain in 20th place.
Manchester Utd drops to fifth following another frustrating display.
Manchester United will be hosting Southampton, and Meanwhile, Burnley will face Liverpool.
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