Comments and predictions for MU vs Burnley: Shattering the Red Devils' ambitions
The match between MU vs Burnley in the English Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on August 30. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest MU vs Burnley team information
Man United's Lisandro Martinez remains sidelined with a long-term knee injury, while Noussair Mazraoui is recovering from a thigh injury but is not ready for the weekend's game.
After making eight changes in midweek, Amorim will rotate once more. Goalkeeper Andre Onana – who made a mistake against Grimsby – is likely to make way for Altay Bayindir, who has also had a shaky start to the season.
Matthijs de Ligt, Leny Yoro and Luke Shaw could all return to defence, while captain Bruno Fernandes could partner Casemiro or Manuel Ugarte in midfield. Fernandes has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last eight Premier League games against newly promoted sides (four goals, six assists).
New signing Benjamin Sesko, after two substitute appearances in the Premier League, was handed his first start in midweek and is likely to continue to lead the line, with support from Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.
On Burnley's side, Zeki Amdouni (cruciate ligament rupture), Manuel Benson (Achilles tendon) and Jordan Beyer (knee) are all injured, while Connor Roberts (minor knock) is getting closer to returning but unlikely to feature.
New signings Armando Broja, Axel Tuanzebe and Bashir Humphreys all made their debuts this week and could be included in the squad.
Parker is likely to return to the same starting line-up as the Sunderland win, with former United pair Martin Dubravka and Hannibal Mejbri, former City defender Kyle Walker, and last weekend's goalscorers Josh Cullen and Jaidon Anthony all in the mix.
Latest expected lineup MU vs Burnley
Manchester United:
Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Sesko, Cunha
Burnley:
Dubravka; Walker, Humphreys, Esteve, Ekdal, Hartman; Mejbri, Ugochukwu, Cullen, Anthony; Foster
Latest football commentary MU vs Burnley
Manchester United were the big boys when they travelled to Blundell Park on Wednesday night, but to the surprise of many, it was Fourth Division side Grimsby Town who pulled off one of the biggest shocks in English football when they knocked out Ruben Amorim and his men in the second round of the EFL Cup.
The Red Devils were completely unsteady against Grimsby, conceding two goals in the opening 30 minutes. New signings Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire salvaged the game by taking it to penalties, but it was Mbeumo who missed his 26th – the final – penalty of the nerve-wracking shootout, helping the League Two side to a dramatic 12-11 win.
Man United are clearly in trouble as they have not won any of their opening three games of the season, after losing to Arsenal (0-1) and drawing with Fulham (1-1) in the Premier League, putting Amorim in a dangerous position at Old Trafford.
Amorim – whose 35.5% win rate is the lowest of any permanent United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson – has hit rock bottom after barely 10 months in charge. Despite spending around £200m on a new attack this summer, the Portuguese has admitted that “change is needed” – and that change could be him, but nothing is certain.
With the pressure mounting, Man United were forced to quickly forget the midweek disappointment and find solace in their 23-match unbeaten run in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (20 wins, 3 draws) since a 1-4 defeat to Watford in November 2021 – also Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's last match in charge of the Red Devils.
In Premier League history, Man United have failed to win their opening three games only three times (1992-93, 2007-08 and 2014-15). Therefore, victory against Burnley this weekend is by no means certain, especially when they have lost 8/13 recent home games (only 3 wins, 2 draws), conceding 21 goals.
After a 0-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on the opening day, Burnley brought joy to the Turf Moor crowd with two consecutive home wins in just four days.
The Clarets picked up their first three points of the Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Sunderland, before beating Derby County 2-1 in the second round of the League Cup thanks to a late Oliver Sonne goal.
Coach Scott Parker was pleased with the midweek performance, taking particular advantage of the “great opportunity” to give playing time to many new pillars and players who have just recovered from injury.
Burnley’s main target this season remains relegation, after four years of “up and down” spells. They will be aiming to end August with two consecutive Premier League wins – something they haven’t done since April 2022.
Burnley will travel to Old Trafford as underdogs, but statistics show that they are one of three teams (along with Chelsea and Man City) to avoid defeat in more than half of their Premier League visits here (9 games: W1, D4, L4). So the possibility of a surprise cannot be ruled out.
Latest MU vs Burnley score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.MU vs Burnleyas follows:
- Sportsmole:MU 1-1 Burnley
- WhoScore:MU 2-1 Burnley
- Our newspaper predicts:MU 1-1 Burnley
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