Manchester United v Burnley live stream, Thursday 30 December, 8.15pm GMT
Manchester United will be looking to return to winning ways against Burnley on Thursday.
Having had almost two and a half weeks without a game, United were expected to deliver an authoritative performance against Newcastle on Monday night. In fact, the Red Devils were lucky not to lose. The hosts were the better team at St James' Park, and it was they who were disappointed that the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
United never looked in control of proceedings, a frequent shortcoming of theirs in recent seasons. They once again relied on David de Gea to bail them out with a number of key stops, as Newcastle piled on the pressure late on.
Ralf Rangnick's three games in charge have yielded seven points, but none of United's displays have been particularly convincing. They only narrowly beat Crystal Palace and Norwich 1-0 - and their opponents were a little unfortunate to lose on both occasions - before their latest listless display in the northeast.
December is usually the busiest month in England's football calendar, but it has not been that way so far for Burnley. Sean Dyche's side have had three of their matches postponed due to Covid-19 outbreaks in the camps of their opponents. They also had a game called off for snow in late November, leaving the Clarets with as many as four games in hand on some of their relegation rivals.
Burnley have only lost one of their last five visits to Old Trafford. Having had plenty of time to prepare for this fixture, they could make life difficult for United.
Rangnick will be unable to call upon the services of Paul Pogba, Victor Lindelof and Anthony Martial, while Bruno Fernandes is suspended after accumulating five yellow cards.
Burnley will have to make do without Connor Roberts and Ashley Barnes, but Maxwel Cornet could be passed fit in time to feature.
Kick-off is at 8.15pm GMT on Thursday 30 December, and UK viewers can watch live on Amazon Prime Video. See below for international broadcast options.
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