Manchester United slipped in week 35 of the 2023/2024 Premier League. Facing Burnley, the Red Devils were forced to draw with a score of 1-1.
In this match, Man United took the lead through Antony’s goal. However, Burnley was able to equalize thanks to Zaki Amdouni’s penalty.
Thanks to this result, Manchester United is stuck in sixth place with 54 points. Meanwhile, this additional one point means Burnley is still stuck in 19th place.
As hosts, Manchester United appeared to be pressing. They bombarded Burnley’s defense from the start of the match.
Manchester United’s first dangerous opportunity was released by Antony in the sixth minute. However, Muric managed to stop his shot.
Four minutes later, it was Christian Eriksen’s turn to almost score. But unfortunately his shot went narrowly wide of the visitors’ goal.
In the 18th minute, Bruno Fernandes fired a hard shot near the Burnley goal, but the ball only hit the post.
Burnley slowly started to get up and dictate the course of the match. Their first threat to the MU goal came from Odobert’s kick from outside the penalty box which Onana managed to parry. In the 33rd minute, Onana again became an antagonist for Burnley after he saved Foster’s header in front of the MU goal.
Through a counter-attack scheme, Foster again threatened MU’s goal in the 39th minute. However, Onana was again able to stop this golden opportunity.
In the remainder of the first half, Burnley made more threats, but the score remained 0-0 until halftime.
Entering the second half, the match was fierce. Both teams immediately traded attacks from the start of the match.
The first dangerous chance in the second half was created by Antony in the 52nd minute, but his shot was too weak to be saved by Muric.
Both teams created some good chances. However, unfortunately both teams’ final finishing was less than optimal so no goals were scored until the 75th minute.
In the 79th minute, disaster struck Burnley. Starting from Sander Berge who made the wrong pass, Antony quickly grabbed the ball, ran into the penalty box, then fired a low shot which broke into Burnley’s goal. The Red Devils are 1-0 ahead of the visitors.
In the 85th minute, Manchester United were awarded a penalty after Andre Onana made a mistake when trying to anticipate Casemiro’s header so that his hand hit the Burnley player’s face. Amdouni, who was appointed as the executor, successfully carried out his duties well so that the score was again equal at 1-1.
After conceding, Manchester United tried to press. They bombarded Burnley’s goal, but the score remained 1-1.
