3-1, with Ronaldo's passing achievements, Scott McTominay's first goal of the season and the opponent's self-swinging oolong, Manchester United easily beat the visiting Burnley, taking all three points while climbing to the 6th place in the Premier League table, 4 points behind the Gunners in one game less, and entering the dawn of next season's Champions League.
In this campaign, Manchester United's attacking core Bruno Fernandez accumulated a yellow card suspension, And Lonnick made a large rotation of six players, with Cavani, Nemanja Matic, Sancho, Luke Shaw, Bailey and Wan Bissaka starting the game. In the opening 8 minutes, Ronaldo passed the ball and Scott McTominay scored in the bottom right corner of the goal from the edge of the penalty area, giving United a fantastic start. In the 27th minute, Sancho's shot bounced off Benjamin Mi's body. Eight minutes later, Sancho instigated the attack, McTominay's shot hit the crossbar, and C Ronaldo's shot extended the score to 3-0. Although Burnley pulled a goal back three minutes later, United eventually took control of the situation and maintained a 3-1 score until the end.
In this campaign, Manchester United had 58% of the ball, scored 3 goals in 6 of the 18 shots on goal, and also had an advantage in passing, key passes, corners and other data. In the absence of Bruno Fernandez, United played a smooth overall football, With McTominay and Nemanja Matic's back-up partner defending, covering and shooting, while Sancho and Greenwood in front of them were also quite active in this game, coupled with Cavani's wide range of running involvement, Ronaldo, who had been complaining about not having enough support, also played quite comfortably. For the first time, Lonnick's 4-2-2-2 formation produced a satisfying sense of wholeness and fluidity.
After the game, Lonnick, who was in a good mood, praised the whole team, especially Greenwood and Sancho, two post-00s players, "I am very satisfied with the performance of our wingers, Sancho has done a good job. Greenwood, Cavani and Cristiano Ronaldo, their efforts are all amazing. ”
But still that sentence, winning is not terrible, lack of who is embarrassed. Lonnick's praise for Sancho and others is expected to make Bruno Fernandez, who watched the game from the sidelines, feel the crisis. Maybe in the next game, the comeback B fee will also start from the bench, because it is a common practice to win without changing the starting lineup.
After joining Manchester United in early 2020, Bruno Fernandes has performed very well, enriching United's offensive routines, which have only played anti-counter tactics before, and he himself is also quite good in both goals and assists. However, Bruno's weaknesses are also obvious, his ability to attack with the ball and organize passes is not outstanding, which is the most important reason why he often performs poorly when he encounters strong teams.
Before the arrival of C Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandez was given unlimited firing rights and enjoyed the treatment of absolute core, while Pogba, who was the number one star of Manchester United at the time, and B Fee had very different technical styles, and the two not only did not clash but complemented each other, so the double-core tactics of solskjaer were quite effective. But after the arrival of C Ronaldo, B Fei's unlimited firing power was gone, and the number of times he was good at inserting attacks was greatly reduced because C Ronaldo occupied the space in the penalty area. So in this case, the B fee is also in trouble. On the contrary, Sancho, who has a super ball-holding offensive ability, began to feel comfortable after experiencing the discomfort of returning to the Premier League for the first time.
Of course, if it is too early to say that B fee is no longer suitable for Manchester United, after all, Ronaldo is 36 years old, the future of the team still belongs to the young bruno, as long as there is enough patience to improve his shortcomings, he will still be the cornerstone of the team's revival.