The Red Devils will make the trip to Turf Moor to face Sean Dyche’s Bunrley on Saturday, buoyed by their turnaround against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Boxing Day.
Manchester United was a goal down early on in the game but choked the Magpies with their free-flowing, attacking football to score 4 times and mounted their first comeback win of this season in England’s top flight.
It was a big statement for the fallen giants after their disappointing 2-0 loss against Watford last weekend and Ole Gunnar Solskjær will be looking to add a bit of momentum to their season now to push for a top-four finish.
One main problem for Manchester United so far has been their consistency as they have won only 2 games in a row only once in the Premier League at the start of this month against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. United have had a terrific record against the top 6 sides but have been unable to break down teams that have denied them room in the final third of the pitch. Burnley boss Sean Dyche will take some hope from that fact ahead of the tie but it looks like United have turned over a new leaf and could find some joy against the Clarets.
With two games in the space of as many days, the Norwegian manager could be thinking about making a few changes to his starting eleven. However, Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay’s injury will be a concern and Solskjær has indicated that the 22-year-old could miss the game at Turf Moor. On the bright side, Wrold Cup winning French midfielder Paul Pogba is set to return from injury and he could be a big boost for Solskjaer, who could also consider Welshman Daniel James for the game. However the red half of Manchester are still without defensive players as their injuries include Eric Bailly, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Marcos Rojo and Diogo Dalot, and none of them are expected to be in the squad to face Burnley.
Manchester United’s Predicted Starting Eleven: David De Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Ashley Young; Paul Pogba, Fred, Jesse Lingard; James, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial
