Burnley vs Manchester United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Turf Moor Date: 23rd September 2023 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
After their chastening defeat in the Champions League, Manchester United will look to get back to winning ways when they travel to Turf Moor to face struggling Premier League newcomers Burnley. The Clarets, who gained promotion back to the top flight last season via a historic Championship win, have struggled in the Premier League so far. They are winless in four Premier League games this season and sit inside the relegation zone. However, it’s too early to press the panic button just yet, with Vincent Kompany’s side coming close to getting their first win of the season in their last outing. They were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Monday with a controversial VAR call partly responsible for their failure to win. Kompany said he saw “enough positives” in the game against Forest. But to avoid another embarrassing outing, he will quickly need to fix his side’s defence, which is currently the division’s leakiest (GA: 12). Meanwhile, a wounded Manchester United will make the short journey north looking to avoid losing four games in a row. Erik ten Hag’s side began their Champions League campaign with a 4-3 defeat at Bayern Munich. That loss means that United have now conceded 3+ goals in three successive games for the first time since December 1978, with Brighton and Arsenal the other two sides to score more than two against them this season. The negative records just keep on coming for Erik ten Hag and his Red Devils, who’ve lost four of their first six matches in all competitions for the first time since 1986/87. Three of those defeats came on their travels, and this problem has been long-standing, as the visitors have tasted defeat in 18 of their last 35 away games in all competitions (W13, D4). But a trip to newly-promoted opposition is probably welcome as they’ve won each of their last five such away fixtures. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur
20:00
Manchester City
May 15, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
19:45
Chelsea
Manchester United
20:00
Newcastle United
May 19, 2024
Arsenal
16:00
Everton
Brentford
16:00
Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov…
16:00
Manchester United
Burnley
16:00
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
16:00
Aston Villa
Liverpool
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Luton Town
16:00
Fulham
Manchester City
16:00
West Ham United
Sheffield United
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
36
26
7
3
91
33
+58
85
2
Arsenal
36
26
5
5
88
28
+60
83
3
Liverpool
36
23
9
4
81
38
+43
78
4
Aston Villa
36
20
7
9
73
53
+20
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
36
19
6
11
71
59
+12
63
6
Newcastle United
36
17
6
13
79
57
+22
57
7
Chelsea
36
16
9
11
73
61
+12
57
8
Manchester United
35
16
6
13
52
55
-3
54
9
West Ham United
37
14
10
13
59
71
-12
52
10
Brighton & Hov…
36
12
12
12
54
58
-4
48
11
AFC Bournemouth
37
13
9
15
53
65
-12
48
12
Crystal Palace
37
12
10
15
52
58
-6
46
13
Wolverhampton Wanderers
37
13
7
17
50
63
-13
46
14
Fulham
37
12
8
17
51
59
-8
44
15
Everton
37
13
9
15
39
49
-10
40
16
Brentford
37
10
9
18
54
61
-7
39
17
Nottingham Forest
37
8
9
20
47
66
-19
29
18
Luton Town
37
6
8
23
50
81
-31
26
19
Burnley
37
5
9
23
40
76
-36
24
20
Sheffield United
37
3
7
27
35
101
-66
16
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