It only took eight minutes for the home team to break the deadlock. Midfielder Scott McTominay got a shooting position at the penalty area line and placed the lead goal.
After less than half an hour, United struck again. Jadon Sancho broke in from the left wing and his finish found its way into the net with the help of Burnley midfielder Ben Mee’s tip.
When Cristiano Ronaldo then a few minutes later poked in 3-0 in an open goal on a post return the match felt dead.
Veteran Aaron Lennon admittedly gave the guests some hope when he reduced to 1-3 before the end of the half – but there was no sensational comeback.
Instead, it was a goalless second half and three important points for United, who are chasing rival Arsenal in the last Champions League place.
– It was probably our best first half as a team (under new coach Ralf Rangnick). We lost a bit in the second half for some reason. We have to perform for 90 minutes, which we have not really done this season, says McTominay to Amazon Prime.
The Swedish national team defender Victor Nilsson Lindelöf missed the match due to a positive covid test, but he is expected to be back in action soon. The talent Anthony Elanga sat on the bench the whole match.
The match between Everton and Newcastle, which was also to be played on Thursday night, was postponed due to a corona outbreak in Newcastle.
The Premier League has also announced that Saturday’s match between Leicester and Norwich at King Power Stadium has been postponed as the away team has been hit hard by injuries and covid-19.
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