https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxObFoUc0f0
MANCHESTER. Manchester United tops Burnley 3-1. Manchester United was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with S. McTominay (8′), B. Mee (27′) and C. Ronaldo (35′). Burnley reduced the distance with a goal (38′) by A. Lennon, but there was not much to do for them. Manchester United made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Thursday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Moss assisted by Marc Perry and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Paul Tierney. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 6 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 97 Attack 103
- 51 Dangerous attack 41
- 68 Ball safe 54
- 14 Free Kicks 7
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 5 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester United had a strong ball possession 58% while Burnley was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.
Manchester United shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Burnley shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Manchester United will have 31 points like West Ham United to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Burnley will stay with 11 points like Newcastle United to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 3rd of January with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).
Burnley will play away agasint Leeds United on the 2nd of January with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Leeds United (2 draws).
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
66'
8'
Manchester United started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Ralf Rangnick decided to play with the following team: David De Gea , Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Eric Bailly , Harry Maguire , Luke Shaw , Scott McTominay , Nemanja Matić , Mason Greenwood , Jadon Sancho , Edinson Cavani and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Jesse Lingard, Alex Telles, Fred, Donny van de Beek, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Elanga, Raphaël Varane , Diogo Dalot and Dean Henderson.
Manchester United could not rely on the presence of R. Varane (injured).
Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: E. Bailly for R. Varane (66′), M. Greenwood for D. Dalot (81′) and C. Ronaldo for Fred (90′).
Best player: Cristiano Ronaldo
The most impressive player for Manchester United was Cristiano Ronaldo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sean Dyche played with: Wayne Hennessey , Matthew Lowton , James Tarkowski , Ben Mee , Charlie Taylor , Dwight McNeil , Ashley Westwood , Jack Cork , Jóhann Guðmundsson , Aaron Lennon and Chris Wood .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Erik Pieters , Dale Stephens , Phil Bardsley, Will Norris, Bobby Thomas, Matěj Vydra and Nathan Collins.
Substitutions
Burnley made 3 changes: J. Cork for D. Stephens (58′), A. Lennon for M. Vydra (74′) and D. McNeil for E. Pieters (84′).
Best player: Aaron Lennon
The most impressive player for Burnley was Aaron Lennon.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
