In the early morning of February 9, Beijing time, the 24th round of the Premier League, Manchester United made a guest to challenge Burnley. The match, for Burnley, had a special significance, as it was the 5,000th professional league game burnley played on 18 May 1882, and Burnley became the second team in history to reach this milestone, the other team being Preston.
Although it is a milestone battle, Burnley is not optimistic, the team is currently at the bottom of the Premier League, 1 win in 19 games, only 10 points, Burnley's relegation task is quite difficult.
In the past 9 Premier League games, Burnley has only won 6 draws, and the remaining 3 have lost all, in poor form.
United, on the other hand, lost to Middlesbrough in a penalty shootout in the fourth round of the FA Cup last weekend after a 120-minute tie.
Perhaps considering that the game consumed a huge amount of physical energy, C Ronaldo, who had just passed his 37th birthday, was not ranked in the starting lineup. United's starting goalkeeper is still De Gea, with two full-backs Dalot and Luke Shaw and two centre-backs Maguire and Varane.
The remaining six starters are Pogba, Scott McTominay, Sancho, B Fee, Rashford and Cavani.
After the opening, the away Manchester United had a clear initiative, and in the 11th minute, Manchester United took the lead in scoring. Taking advantage of a set-piece opportunity in front of the field, Varane scored with a header.
However, the referee determined through a review that Maguire was in an offside position and was suspected of blocking the opposing player, the goal was invalid, and the score changed from 0-1 to 0-0.
In the 18th minute, United were finally sure to score a goal.
De Gea's goal, B Fee did not stop the ball to draw the ball, Rashford divided it to Luke Shaw, inverted triangle pass, Pogba scored. United lead Burnley 1-0.
Three minutes later, United scored for the third time, it was Burnley's oolong ball, but the referee blew Pogba for a foul in the box and the goal was invalid.
In the 32nd minute, United had a superb chance to break the goal, Luke Shaw's pass was quite accurate, and Cavani's header two meters in front of the goal was saved by the goalkeeper!
Throughout the first half, Manchester United had 12 shots on goal and Burnley had 0 shots on goal, and the gap between the two teams was quite obvious.
Just one minute into the second half, Burnley's first shot of the game was completed, and Rodriguez pulled the score to 1-1!
In the 51st minute, Wadehorst's shot was quite threatening, and De Gea quickly fell to the ground to defuse the crisis.
In the 67th minute, Ronnick made a substitution adjustment, and C Ronaldo replaced Edinson Cavani.
In the 78th minute, Marcus Rashford was able to get rid of a succession of beautiful people in the penalty area, and Varane swung his tail and was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the end, Burnley, who ranked first in the Premier League with a total value of 131 million, broke the scoring at home, drawing 1-1 with Manchester United with 879 million. With West Ham's 2-1 home win over Watford, United went from fourth to fifth, one point behind West Ham!