(Football news) Last time out, the hosts earned a point with a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest, while Erik ten Hag’s side were defeated 4-3 by Bayern Munich in a Champions League showdown. After having a late shot disallowed for a disputed handball, Burnley striker Lyle Foster was sent a straight red card for elbowing Ryan Yates seconds before the final whistle.
Prior to Foster’s dreadful moments, Burnley had taken the lead against Forest thanks to a delightfully hit Zeki Amdouni goal, but Tricky Trees new boy Callum Hudson-Odoi improved on the Clarets attacker’s opener with a sublime curling effort to recover a point for the hosts.
In doing so, Steve Cooper’s side won a tiny measure of retribution for their EFL Cup second-round defeat to Burnley, as Amdouni once again made the net vibrate at the City Ground, and that 1-0 triumph remains the Clarets’ lone victory of the 2023-24 season thus far.
Burnley earned their first Premier League point at the fourth attempt, having previously been thrashed by Manchester City, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur in a trio of home meetings, and they have risen off the bottom of the league for the for being.
Only a worthless Luton Town side has fared worse in the top tier than Kompany’s men, and Burnley have now lost their last five Premier League home games since April 2022, surrendering at least two goals on each occasion.
A slew of unwelcome milestones were either tied or broken for Manchester United on Wednesday evening, as one of the Premier League’s current crisis clubs strove in vain to restore a feeling of respect away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, despite scoring three goals at the Allianz Arena.
Casemiro’s brace and Rasmus Hojlund’s first goal for the club gave the Red Devils some hope of a miraculous comeback, but Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, and previous transfer target Harry Kane had already pierced Erik ten Hag’s backline before Casemiro tallied his first of the evening.
The Brazilian responded again after Mathys Tel added number four for Bayern, but the final whistle blew almost immediately after he nodded in Bruno Fernandes’ free kick, as a disjointed and ravaged Man United side fell to their third consecutive defeat following 3-1 defeats at the hands of Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion.
As concerns off the pitch persist, Manchester United’s on-field efforts leave much to be desired, and Ten Hag – who is allegedly on the verge of losing the dressing room – implored his players to “look in the mirror” after producing another defensive disasterclass in Munich.
The Red Devils enter Saturday’s game as one of four Premier League teams without a point on the road this season, having lost four of their last five top-flight games on the road, but a five-game unbeaten run against Saturday’s hosts may provide some reassurance for the travelling faithful.
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