MAN UTD leapfrogged Tottenham in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Burnley at Old Trafford.
Scott McTominay, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo were all on target for United while Aaron Lennon pulled one back for the Clarets.
- RESULT: Man Utd 3-1 Burnley
- Man Utd XI: De Gea, Bailly, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Matic, McTominay, Greenwood, Ronaldo, Cavani, Sancho
- Burnley XI: Hennessey, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Lennon, Wood
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Manchester United are back in action on Monday as they host Wolves at Old Trafford.
Burnley have one day less to prepare for their next fixture which sees them travel to Elland Road to take on Leeds on Sunday.
Ralf Rangnick reacts
“It was a tough and physical game.”
“We still have a few things to improve on.”
“We needed to raise energy levels, physically and technically we had a good performance.”
“Burnley constantly try to put you under pressure so it makes sense to just play the long ball.”
“For us it is about taking the next development steps, it was important to win the game today.”
“Winter transfer windows only make sense if you need to add players to your current squad… We haven’t spoken about that yet.”
“I am focussed on the current players.”
Credit: EPA Sean Dyche reacts
“The frustrating thing for me was that we could’ve made two blocks at the edge of the box on the lead up to the goals.”
“I thought Aaron Lennon played well tonight, he looked sharp.”
“We intend on getting on with things.”
“A lot of the performance levels have been good.”
“We started well and we had our chances.”
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Full Time – Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Ralf Rangnick remains undefeated as Manchester United manager.
The Red Devils now sit four points behind Arsenal who are in fourth, but still have a game in hand.
Credit: AFP Scott McTominay reacts
“We were still a bit flat in the second half.”
“The game against Newcastle was hard so we had to bounce back from something like that.”
“I don’t think we’ve been good enough over the course of the whole season so we have to start stepping up.”
“We’re all learning, we’re all adapting, we’re Manchester United, we’re dominant and we need to get results.”
“The next game against Wolves is the main thing we need to be thinking about at the moment.”
Full Time – Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Manchester United now move above Tottenham and into the top six.
Meanwhile, Burnley remain in the relegation zone on 11 points.
Full Time – Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Manchester United finish 2021 on a high with a comfortable win over Burnley.
The Clarets did have promising periods throughout the game but ultimately lacked quality in the final third.
Credit: Getty 90+3. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
We’re into added time now.
United make another substitution.
This time Ronaldo makes way for Fred.
90. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Wow.
Pieters has a golden opportunity to get another goal back for Burnley, but he completely misses the ball when it falls to him in the box.
88. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Not much to report on here, the second half has been very flat.
Both sides are clearly starting to tire.
Only a few minutes to go.
Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Another substitution…
This time for Burnley.
Pieters is on for McNeil.
81. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
United make another substitution.
Dalot is on for Greenwood.
78. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Manchester United have a free kick just outside of the penalty area following a challenge on McTominay.
Ronaldo steps up to take.
His effort hits the top of the wall and the ball is cleared.
73. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Burnley make another substitution.
Vydra comes on to replace Lennon.
70. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Henessey has been absolutely brilliant tonight.
He is forced into another save as Ronaldo heads the ball down to Cavani who is closed down by the Burnley keeper.
66. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Manchester United make their first substitution of the match.
Bailly comes off and is replaced by Varane.
63. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
United almost extend their lead after counter attacking from a Burnley corner.
The ball falls to McTominay who releases another excellent strike.
Hennessey responds by making a great save.
58. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Burnley make a substitution which sees Stephens replace Cork.
This is Stephens’ first appearance since February following ankle surgery.
50. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Greenwood forces an excellent save from Hennessey and the ball goes out for a corner.
Nothing comes from it and the ball is cleared by the Burnley defence.
49. Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
The first chance of the second half falls to the Red Devils.
Greenwood sends a cross into Ronaldo who heads well wide.
Kick Off – Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
We’re back underway at Old Trafford!
The next goal is crucial.
Half Time – Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Manchester had 57% possession throughout the first half, compared to Burnley’s 43%.
The Reds have had double the amount of shots (12) than the Clarets (6).
Half Time – Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Ronaldo is playing against Burnley for the first time in his career tonight.
He has marked the occasion in style with a goal and an assist so far.
Half Time – Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
No Fernandes, no problem
No Pogba, no problem
No Lindelof, no problem
Manchester United have dominated so far at Old Trafford despite missing some key players.
Half Time – Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Goals from McTominay and Ronaldo mean that Manchester United are currently in the driving seat.
However, Burnley are still in the game and have certainly looked promising on some occasions.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
