Manchester United v Burnley, 30 December 2021

Score3-1 to Manchester United
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,121

View Manchester United v Burnley head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Manchester United won: 9 Drawn: 4 Burnley won: 2 Manchester United scored: 24 Burnley scored: 10 Manchester United had now won three consecutive league games against Burnley for the first time since 1957.

3 Manchester United

Manager: Ralf Rangnick

1 Burnley

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Scott McTominay 8 G
Ben Mee own goal 27 OG
Cristiano Ronaldo 35 G

Goals:

Aaron Lennon 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Edinson Cavani
Forward Mason Greenwood
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Matt Lowton Defender
Ben Mee Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Ashley R Westwood Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Lennon Midfielder
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson Midfielder/Forward
Dwight McNeil Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Raphaël Varane for Eric Bailly 66
Diogo Dalot for Mason Greenwood 81
Fred for Cristiano Ronaldo 90

Substitutions:

Dale Stephens for Jack Cork 58
Matěj Vydra for Aaron Lennon 74
Erik Pieters for Dwight McNeil 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Diogo Dalot
Defender Raphaël Varane
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Norris
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender Bobby Thomas
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Matěj Vydra

Comments:

League position: 6th Manchester United avoided finishing outside of the top six of the top division at the end of a year for the first time since 1989. United avoided losing seven home league games in a year for the first time since 1986. The Red Devils scored three goals in the first-half of a game in the Premier League for the first time since their 9-0 win against Southampton on 2 February 2021 (4-0 at half time).

Comments:

League position: 18th Burnley had now won one of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season; only in 1889-90 in League Division One and 1979-80 in League Division Two had they won fewer games at this stage of a league season. The Clarets were now without a win in their last ten away games in the Premier League (lost six). Although 34 year-old Aaron Lennon scored for the first time in his 23 career appearances against Manchester United in the Premier League, he also scored for the Clarets against the Red Devils in a pre-season friendly at Old Trafford on 17 August 2021. Burnley named seven of a possible nine substitutes.

3 Manchester United

Manager: Ralf Rangnick

Goals:

Scott McTominay 8 G
Ben Mee own goal 27 OG
Cristiano Ronaldo 35 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Edinson Cavani
Forward Mason Greenwood
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo

Substitutions:

Raphaël Varane for Eric Bailly 66
Diogo Dalot for Mason Greenwood 81
Fred for Cristiano Ronaldo 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Diogo Dalot
Defender Raphaël Varane
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 6th Manchester United avoided finishing outside of the top six of the top division at the end of a year for the first time since 1989. United avoided losing seven home league games in a year for the first time since 1986. The Red Devils scored three goals in the first-half of a game in the Premier League for the first time since their 9-0 win against Southampton on 2 February 2021 (4-0 at half time).

1 Burnley

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Aaron Lennon 38 G

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Matt Lowton Defender
Ben Mee Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Ashley R Westwood Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Lennon Midfielder
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson Midfielder/Forward
Dwight McNeil Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Dale Stephens for Jack Cork 58
Matěj Vydra for Aaron Lennon 74
Erik Pieters for Dwight McNeil 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Norris
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender Bobby Thomas
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Matěj Vydra

Comments:

League position: 18th Burnley had now won one of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season; only in 1889-90 in League Division One and 1979-80 in League Division Two had they won fewer games at this stage of a league season. The Clarets were now without a win in their last ten away games in the Premier League (lost six). Although 34 year-old Aaron Lennon scored for the first time in his 23 career appearances against Manchester United in the Premier League, he also scored for the Clarets against the Red Devils in a pre-season friendly at Old Trafford on 17 August 2021. Burnley named seven of a possible nine substitutes.