Football
Manchester United Scores Three First-Half Goals Against Burnley
by privatebet.com - 2021/12/31
After a pretty dreadful year, Manchester United managed to end 2021 on a high note, scoring a Premier League victory over Burnley at Old Trafford. The Red Devils managed to net three goals in the first half for the first time since January, defeating the Clarets 3-1. United was on fire in the first half, with Scott McTominay scoring an opener just eight minutes into the game. The goals from Ben Mee and Christiano Rolando gave the Red Devils a 3-0 lead, and Aaron Lennon’s lone goal for Burnley wasn’t enough to even out the score. According to the team’s interim manager Ralf Rangnick, it was important to enter this game with “fresh legs, fresh energy, fresh bodies” because they knew Burnley wasn’t going to give them an easy win. "We knew how difficult they would be, how persistent they would play and it was a little bit of a war of attrition, a little bit of a difficult one to play and it was important to have six fresh players on the pitch compared to the game against Newcastle,” explained Rangnick, who switched to an innovative 4-2-2-2 formation since taking over. Manchester United’s Premier League chances are still looking slim, but they managed to move back into the top six after this win and are currently tied on 31 points with West Ham United.