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

  • Hosts are currently seventh in Premier League

  • Burnley in relegation zone and two points adrift of safety

  • Get involved via #bbcfootball

  1. Postpublished at 21:06 GMT 30 December 2021

    HT: Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    I declared the game over at 3-0. Now I'm not so sure. The speed of Aaron Lennon's reply for Burnley has given them a bit of hope.

    I just want another half with entertainment like the first, if that's alright?

  2. HALF-TIMEpublished at 45+3 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Well, if you haven't got anything out of that half I'm not sure football is for you.

  3. Postpublished at 45+2 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Mason Greenwood has threatened at times this half. He is found wide left, weaves into a shooting position but drags his effort wide.

  4. Postpublished at 45+1 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Harry Maguire tries to enhance his rep with a bit of attacking play, popping up on the right to fire in a cross that is blocked.

  5. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Scott McTominay is having a great game.

    He wins the ball and fires a lovely pass wide to Cristiano Ronaldo to start an attack that ends with Luke Shaw's cross being cut out.

  6. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Burnley refuse to lie down. They win another corner that is initially cleared before the danger disappears courtesy of a foul by a Clarets player in the box.

  7. Postpublished at 20:57 GMT 30 December 2021

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

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

    Aaron Lennon has picked it up in the number 10 position, he is running at Harry Maguire, all he is doing is waiting for him to take that step and then shifts it to the right and a great finish across David de Gea.

    Burnley's Aaron LennonImage source, Getty Images
  8. Rare scoring featspublished at 20:57 GMT 30 December 2021

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    It is the first time Manchester United have scored three goals in the first-half of a Premier League game since January, when they put nine past Southampton.

    Aaron Lennon meanwhile has not scored at all since September 2018.

    Cristiano Ronaldo is getting annoyed at the chances he is wasting. That is not such a strange occurance.

  9. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Cristiano Ronaldo may be getting on a bit now but you wouldn't know it from his leap. He rises high above everyone else to meet Mason Greenwood's cross but heads over.

    Cristiano RonaldoImage source, Getty Images
  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:55 GMT 30 December 2021

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Dan Tinkler: No one deserved that goal more than Aaron Lennon. Showed he's still a talented footballer. Great run and composure.

    Ashwin R: What is Maguire doing there?!

  11. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    It's not done Harry Maguire's status much good that he was one of the main men trying to stop Aaron Lennon there.

  12. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Man Utd 3-1 Burnley

    Four goals in 40 minutes, plenty more chances. What's going to happen next?

  13. goal

    GOAL - Man Utd 3-1 Burnleypublished at 39 mins

    Aaron Lennon

    It's not a 3-0 game now!

    This is great bit of play from Aaron Lennon. He carries the ball into a dangerous area and digs out a lovely finish into the far corner of the net. No stopping that.

    What a game!

  14. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Man Utd 3-0 Burnley

    Ally McCoist has just said as much on Amazon, but this doesn't feel like a 3-0 game.

    Just shows what can happen when one side has so much individual quality.

  15. goal

    GOAL - Man Utd 3-0 Burnleypublished at 36 mins

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Game over!

    Cristiano Ronaldo scores this, tapping in to an empty net with the outside of his right foot. Cool.

    But the goal owes more to Scott McTominay who hit a thunderbolt that Wayne Hennessey did superbly to tip on to the post. The Clarets keeper had no hope, though, as the ball fell to Ronaldo.

  16. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Man Utd 2-0 Burnley

    Chris Wood continues to be a handful. He goes up to meet a long ball forward and comes away with the ball, but his low shot is blocked and United clear.

    Sean Dyche is raging at the fourth official, suggesting some shirt pulling on his player by Harry Maguire. Both players were at it, though.

  17. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Man Utd 2-0 Burnley

    Mason Greenwood is the latest to test Wayne Hennessey. His shot from the edge of the box is too close to the keeper, though. Save is an easy one.

  18. That's more like it from Sanchopublished at 20:48 GMT 30 December 2021

    Man Utd 2-0 Burnley

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    There was loads of excitement around Manchester United when they signed Jadon Sancho, believing it was throwback to the wingers of old, like Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo and, going back even further, George Best.

    It has not worked out like that for the Londoner, who has been a shadow of the player who did so well in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund.

    That was good though. Sancho took the responsibility from Luke Shaw and then darted into the box.

    It is one of those occasions when the offensive player deserves the goal, even if his shot might not have been going in.

  19. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Man Utd 2-0 Burnley

    Yep, that second goal has gone down as a Ben Mee own goal.

    Sorry Jadon.

    Ben Mee scores own goalImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Man Utd 2-0 Burnley

    The home side have the bit between their teeth now. Scott McTominay shrugs off two challenges in a driving run to the edge of the box. Cristiano Ronaldo just can't quite get the ball out of his feet and his shot is blocked.

    Burnley need to hold firm here, or this game will be over before the break.