Burnley vs Manchester United Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Burnley:
Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; McNeil, Westwood, Brownhill, Brady; Barnes, Wood
Manchester United:
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Fred; Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial
Burnley welcome in-form Manchester United at Turf Moor. The Clarets are 16th in the league standings after collecting 16 points from the opening 15 matches. They are outside the drop zone, but it is clear the situation is complicated. Last season Burnley finished as 10th and they were not involved in the relegation battle. Manager Sean Dyche is feeling some pressure, as well as the players. However, the actual form is not bad at all, they have just one defeat in the last six rounds. What is important to be mentioned, Burnley have won the last two home fixtures. First they beat 2:1 Wolverhampton in December. Ashley Barnes netted the first goal after 35 minutes, while Chris Wood scored the second in the 51st minute. It was Wood's 17th goal in the Premier League since the start of the previous season, more than twice as many as any other Burnley player in that period. In the last match the Clarets narrowly beat Sheffield United. Captain Ben Mee's first-half header from a corner was enough to register another three points against the worst side in the top flight division. Mee has scored his first Premier League goal at Turf Moor in 76 games, since scoring against Crystal Palace in January 2015. On Saturday Burnley were successful in the FA Cup as they managed to eliminate League One outfit MK Dons after penalties. I believe the atmosphere in the squad is positive, while the players confidence is higher. Most of the players are ready for this match, but first-choice goalkeeper Nick Pope is rated as doubtful due to an ankle injury. In addition, Charlie Taylor, Jay Rodriguez and Kevin Long remain sidelined, while Dwight McNeil has a chance of returning from a groin problem. Some of the players that weren't involved against MK Dons (Josh Brownhill, Ashley Westwood) should return to the starting eleven here.
Manchester United are sharing the first place with Liverpool. Both teams have 33 points, but the Red Devils have a match in hand, this one against Burnley. That means a positive result here could see United alone on the top of the table. I believe the players will enter the match fully motivated. Ole Gunar Solskjaer, who was under heavy pressure in the past, will definitely ask the maximum. The current form is excellent, 8 victories and 2 draws on the last 10 league matches. Manchester United managed to beat Everton, WBA, Southampton, West Ham, Sheffield United, Leeds, Wolverhampton and Aston Villa in the last round. The victory against the Villans was secured after a controversial penalty in the second half was converted by Bruno Fernandes. It was his 11th league goal this season - and his fifth from the spot. The Portuguese midfielder inspired the whole team. Since his Premier League debut in February, he was directly involved in 33 goals (scored 19 and assisted 14) in the Premier League, more than any other player. Only one player has a better record in the Premier League history after the first 30 appearances in the competition - Andrew Cole, who's involved in 37 goals. Manchester were successful in the FA Cup too as they beat Watford during the weekend. The atmosphere in the squad is excellent, while the players confidence is "High as Everest". Solskjaer has few injury issues ahead of this match. He said that Paul Pogba, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw were all injured for the FA Cup fixture, but I think they were rested. Defender Eric Bailly is doubtful after suffered a neck injury in a collision with goalkeeper Dean Henderson on Saturday. Edinson Cavani is available after served a three-game suspension. Phil Jones and Facundo Pellistri remain sidelined, while this match comes too soon for Marcos Rojo. The likes of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes, David de Gea and Fred could return to the starting eleven.
Burnley vs Manchester United Prediction:
I expect an interesting match at Turf Moor. Burnley are in good form at home, they won the last two matches in the Premier League against Wolverhampton and Sheffield United. But Manchester United are much stronger opponents. They are in excellent form and they will enter the match fully motivated as three points means a lot ahead of next weekend's derby at Anfield. The fact they are guests shouldn't be a problem for the Red Devils. First, there will be no fans at the stadium, and second, they won six of their seven away league fixtures.
Burnley vs Manchester United Pick: Manchester United to win @ 1.52 with 1xBet