Summary

  • FT: Man Utd 3-1 Burnley - Ronaldo taps in third for hosts before Lennon pulls one back

  • McTominay slots in opener from 18 yards before Sancho effort flicked in by Mee

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  • Burnley in relegation zone and two points adrift of safety

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  1. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    James Tarkowski meets the corner but heads just wide. That's close.

    Aaron Wan-Bissaka's heart in his mouth for a moment.

  2. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Aaron Wan-Bissaka seems like he wants to give Burnley a sniff as he hammers a back pass out of play for a Clarets corner.

  3. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Well, maybe we're not just seeing out time.

    The ball is whipped into the middle and skips just ahead of Matej Vydra, who is played onside by Harry Maguire.

  4. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Burnley continue to plug away but it just isn't happening. The fizz has completely gone out of the game. We're just seeing out time.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 85 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Luke Shaw goes for the spectacular with a left-foot volley that flies over. Would have been some goal, that.

    That is the cue for another Burnley change, with Erik Pieters on for Dwight McNeil.

  6. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    If there is going to be a late twist to alter where the points are going it needs to start happening very, very soon.

  7. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 81 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Diogo Dalot on for Mason Greenwood for Man Utd. Defender for forward. Telling.

  8. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Just realised we've not had a yellow card yet. Not been that kind of game really. Can't remember a particularly bad tackle.

  9. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Well, the phones were all out in readiness, but Cristiano Ronaldo fails to deliver as his free-kick hits the top of the wall.

    It hits James Tarkowski's head in fact and he will need a bit of treatment for it. It was travelling to be fair.

  10. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Manchester United have a free-kick on the edge of the box as Scott McTominay is upended. This is Cristiano territory.

  11. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Edinson Cavani comes to the sideline, still chuntering and sending barbs in the way of the Burnley bench. Sean Dyche is, as you'd imagine, not bothered in the slightest.

  12. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Edinson Cavani is down holding his head after getting a knock from the forearm of Ben Mee. He'll be fine.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 74 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Burnley send on forward Matej Vydra for Aaron Lennon, who has had a fine game.

  14. Postpublished at 21:45 GMT 30 December 2021

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Jon Walters
    Former Burnley and Republic of Ireland midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Burnley have had three or four good crosses and while it is 3-1 they are still in with a shout, but I would like to see a bit more quality from Manchester United.

  15. GREAT SAVE!published at 72 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    What a save! Seriously! This is brilliant!

    I don't care that Edinson Cavani is offside... in fact, I reckon VAR would have shown he wasn't.

    But after Cristiano Ronaldo's downward header to Edinson Cavani in the middle is struck from close range by the Uruguayan, Wayne Hennessey's responding block is just magnificent.

  16. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Manchester United do need to be a bit careful here. They do seem happy to sit back a bit and try to see this out. But it will be hard to suddenly go back up the gears if they concede again.

    Burnley aren't giving it up.

    Burnley's Chris WoodImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Chance!

    The corner is slung to the back post and met by Ben Mee, but he is just underneath it and heads over.

    A Burnley goal would really get the nerves jangling around here.

  18. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Aaron Lennon has been a real menace tonight.

    He nips in to get the ball off Scott McTominay to set up an attack that brings Burnley another corner.

  19. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 66 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Off goes Eric Bailly, who was getting a bit of help for cramp, as Varane trots on.

  20. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Rafael Varane is about to come on. Chance to get some more minutes in those legs after injury.