Each of Manchester United's matches is now considered a "mystery". After a run of 4 consecutive matches without a win, the "Red Devils" struggled to overcome Coventry City - the team playing in the Championship, after a penalty shootout in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Next was a tough game against bottom-placed Sheffield United (W4-2). Therefore, when facing Burnley - the second-placed team, on Saturday evening (April 27), not everyone boldly makes predictions.
With the current injury situation, coach Erik ten Hag was forced to bring Casemiro back to play as a centre-back for Harry Maguire. And in the first seconds of the match, Brazilian player and goalkeeper Andre Onana had to face David Fofana's first shot.
In terms of the game, the away team seemed to control the ball more, but Man United was more proactive in the deployment. Bruno Fernandes and his teammates had 5 shots - with quite clear opportunities, in less than 15 minutes.
The "Red Devils" have a very clear intention in this match with Bruno playing a leading role in launching long shifts down the sidelines, exploiting the gaps in the away team's defense.
Until the 25th minute, although the match's speed slowed down, the finishing index was 10-2, in which Bruno sent the ball to the post. Both shots from the away team forced Onana to work.
In the following minutes, Man United had difficulty deploying the ball. On the contrary, Vincent Kompany's students coordinated quite well and had another chance in the 35th minute, if Onana had not reflected excellently, the goal had come.
Up to this match, Burnley had only scored 37 goals in the Premier League, only more than 2 teams, and that is why they are second to last. Not taking advantage of the opportunity was also demonstrated in the match at Old Trafford, when Lyle Foster was given the opportunity to face Onana but did not beat the Cameroonian goalkeeper in the 39th minute.
The reason why Man United's match is now a "mystery" is proven by the fact that at the end of the first half, the ball control ratio was 50-50, the finishing index was 12-9, but Onana had to show his talent up to 5 times ( repugning against Arijanet Muric on the other side only had to save twice).
In the second half of the first half, Onana was on the stage, early in the second half, Muric had a good 2 saves against 2 chances from Antony.
The speed of the second half was not too high, but the two teams still had good attacks. But partly because the goalkeepers are still strong enough, partly because of their declining physical strength, the shots are not effective.
The goal came after a mistake. In the 80th minute, Sander Berge's wrong pass was cut by Antony and bounced, finishing the opening goal. The Brazilian's first goal in the Premier League.
However, the advantage for the "Red Devils" did not last long. In the 86th minute, the referee reviewed VAR and determined that Onana had committed a foul in blocking the opponent and Burnley was awarded a penalty.
Zeki Amdouni calmly deceived Onana, equalizing the score 1-1 in the 88th minute. They deserved points in this match.
Man United, with 54 points from 34 games, will visit Crystal Palace in the next round, while Burnley have 24 points, two points behind the safe zone.
