Burnley 0-2 Manchester United: Premier League as it happened
United can move within a point of neighbours Man City with a win.
- Manchester United move to within a point of Manchester City ahead of the derby.
- Anthony Martial opened the scoring after 20 minutes on the counter attack.
- Wayne Rooney doubled his side;s lead just before half-time.
- Paul Pogba limped off in closing minutes of the game.
United lurch forward on the counter attack again with Lingard driving across from right to left. He stops the run of Rooney into the box and plays the pass, but the United skipper slips over just as the ball reaches his feet. Big 'WHEEEY's from the home crowd; that is about as lively as this second half has got.
United have a second! Wayne Rooney joins Anthony Martial in making the most of their starting appearances today. It's wonderful play from Pogba to create the chance, turning past two Burnley players before sliding an inch perfect pass down the inside left channel for Martial. He skips past Mee and forces the ball inside to Rooney, who's effort takes a deflection, but manages to squeeze it over the line despite Keane's efforts to hack clear.
United take the lead! It comes from a Burnley corner with Anthony Martial breaking menacingly from the edge of his own box, racing over the half way line having left a trail of Burnley players in his wake. Herrera offers support to his right and the Frenchman plays a simple one-two with him to shake off Joey Barton before coolly sliding the ball underneath Heaton.
Here we go then, both teams have made their way out onto the Turf Moor pitch. Here's another look at the two line ups.
Burnley: Heaton (c); Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward; Boyd, Barton, Hendrick, Brady; Gray, Barnes
Substitutes: Pope, Flanagan, Tarkowski, Westwood, Gudmundsson, Defour, Agyei.
Manchester United: De Gea, Darmian, Bailly, Blind, Young, Herrera, Fellaini, Pogba, Lingard, Rooney, Martial
Substitutes: Romero, Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Shaw, Carrick, Mkhitaryan, Rashford.
Where are the goals going to come from for Jose Mourinho's side today? Manchester United's front three of Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Wayne Rooney have scored 17 goals between them in all competitions this season. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, either injured or rested today, have 58 between them.
Jose Mourinho has made eight changes to the side that beat Anderlecht on Thursday. Three of those are enforced with Wayne Rooney and Daley Blind coming in for the injury-stricken Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo, with Matteo Darmian restored at right-back with Antonio Valencia not in the squad today.
After their mid-week rests, David de Gea, Ashley Young and Ander Herrera come back in for Sergio Romero, Luke Shaw and Michael Carrick respectively.
Anthony Martial is also back in the starting XI with Eric Bailly, Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard the only players to keep their places.
Michael Carrick, Marcus Rashford and Henrikh Mkhitaryan drop to the bench with Thursday's Manchester derby in mind, while 19-year-old Axel Tuanzebe is the only real cover at centre-half Mourinho has at his disposal.
Bear in mind, United travel to the Etihad Stadium in four days for a derby that could determine which Manchester club qualifies for next season's Champions League. Jose Mourinho hasn't hidden away from the fact that his priority is now the Europa League, so we may see that reflected in his starting XI this afternoon.
With three goals in his last four appearances, Marcus Rashford has found form at the right time. The 19-year-old is now likely to be Mourinho's first choice to lead his attack for the rest of the season, although Wayne Rooney's return to fitness offers another option.
Could we see his partnership with Jesse Lingard up front again today? The duo tormented Chelsea with their swish movement and electric pace last Sunday and given United'd distinct lack of options, it might not be a bad shout.
Jose Mourinho on United's injury woes
"Eric Bailly has played six matches in a row – 540 minutes in a row. We lost Marcos Rojo, we don't have Jones, we don't have Smalling. We are in trouble and, now, we lose Zlatan too but, in attack, we have options: Rooney is coming and let's see if Mata can also return before the end of the season. Let's see what happens."
Reports ahead of kick-off suggest Antonio Valencia has not travelled to Turf Moor this afternoon. An enforced change could see Matteo Darmian slot in on the right of the defence, or could we see a start for Timothy Fosu-Mensah? The Dutchman can offer the pace and power Valencia brings down the right...
Team news: Manchester United
Jose Mourinho has just one fit centre-half to choose from in Eric Bailly this afternoon. The United boss doesn't expect Phil Jones or Chris Smalling to be fit again until mid-May with Marcos Rojo's season over.
Daley Blind is expected to come in alongside the Ivory Coast international, with 19-year-old Axel Tuanzebe the only other option in reserve. Mourinho has indicated he will have to pull the young defender out of England's Under-20 World Cup campaign next month, such is the dire lack of options back at Old Trafford.
It was a bitter sweet night for Manchester United on Thursday. Marcus Rashford's storied rise at Old Trafford continued with his moment of magic securing his side's place in the semi-finals of the Europa League. It came at a cost, however, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo both suffering season-ending knee ligament injuries.
United's already-meagre squad play twice a week until the end of the season and today at Turf Moor we might find out just how much they have left in the tank.
Burnley have taken points off Liverpool and Chelsea at home this season and have picked up having 19 points from their last 24 on their own turf.
United's win over Chelsea last Sunday kept their top four hopes alive. With a Manchester derby looming on Thursday, they cannot miss the chance to move within a point of Pep Guardiola's side today.
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