Manchester United vs Burnley Match Analysis and Prediction

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Manchester United will be welcoming Burnley at the Old Trafford on Thursday looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League.

The Red Devils played out a 1-1 draw against a bottom-of-the-table Newcastle United in the league on Monday, while Burnley have not been in action since drawing 0-0 with West Ham United on December 12.

Manchester United were back in acton on Monday, ahving seen their previous two games against Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion Postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in the camp.

They were going to search for a fourth straight Premier League victory against Newcastle but were forced to a draw, as Edinson Cavani cancelled out an opener from Allan Saint-Maximin at James’ Park.

Manchester United are currently 7th in the table, seven points behind fourth-placed Arsenal but with two games in hand on the Gunners.

They have won their last two league games against Burnley, including a 3-1 victory at Old Trafford last season, but Burnley recorded a 2-0 victory in Manchester during 2019-20 season.

Burnley have been out of action since December 12, as their matches against Watford, Aston Villa and Everton have all been postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks.

As a result, the Clarets are in the position of having four games in hand on both 19th-placed Newcastle and 20th-placed Norwich City, while they are just two points behind 17th-placed Watford and have two games in hands on the Hornets.

Sean Dyche’s side have successive away games against Manchester United and Leeds United either side of the new year before facing Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup on January 8.

Burnley have won once at Old Trafford in the Premier League, but they will hope to use their unscheduled mid-season break as an advantage, with Manchester United struggling for long stages against Newcastle on Monday.

Manchester United vs Burnley head to head

The two English outfits have previously had 86 encounters in the Premier League, with Manchester united taking 39 victories while Burnley have 30, and they have drawn in 17. In their last five encounters, Manchester United have scored 8 goals and conceded 5, winning three, drawing one and losing one.

Manchester United 2-2 Burnley 29/01/19

Burnley 0-2 Manchester United 28/12/19

Manchester United 0-2 Burnley 22/01/20

Burnley 0-1 Manchester United 12/01/21

Manchester United 3-1 Burnley 18/04/21

Manchester United latest home form

The Red Devils have recently been on a relatively good form at home, as they have not lost in any of their last three games. Their last home defeat came on November 6 when they lost 2-0 to Manchester City. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Manchester United 0-5 Liverpool 24/10/21

Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City 06/11/21

Manchester United 3-2 Arsenal 02/12/21

Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace 05/12/21

Manchester United 1-1 Young Boys 08/12/21

Manchester United latest away form

Manchester United have recently been on a good run of form on the road, as they have lost just once in their last seven away matches, and they have not lost in of their last four. In their last five, they have won two, drawn in two and lost one.

Watford 4-1 Manchester United 20/11/21

Villarreal 0-2 Manchester United 23/11/21

Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United 28/11/21

Norwich 0-1 Manchester United 11/12/21

Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester United 27/12/21

Burnley latest home form

Burnley have been on a relatively good form at home, having lost just once in their last six games on the home turf. They have recently lost 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup. In their last five, they have won one, drawn three and lost one in the process.

Burnley 0-0 Norwich City 02/10/21

Burnley 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur 27/10/21

Burnley 3-1 Brentford 30/10/21

Burnley 3-3 Crystal Palace 20/11/21

Burnley 0-0 West Ham United 12/12/21

Burnley latest away form

The Clarets have recently failed to put up a good performance away from home, as they have not recorded any victory in any of their last seven matches on the road. In their last five matches, they have drawn three and lost two, scoring 3 goals and conceding 6.

Maanchester City 2-0 Burnley 16/10/21

Southampton 2-2 Burnley 23/10/21

Chelsea 1-1 Burnley 06/11/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Burnley 01/12/21

Newcastle United 1-0 Burnley 04/12/21

Manchester United news

Manchester United will again miss out Paul Pogba due to a thigh problem, while Victor Lindelof is absent due to coronavirus.

Bruno Fernandes will miss out having picked his fifth yellow card. Jadon Sancho and Cavani could earn starting roles, with Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford potentially dropping to the bench.

Burnley news

Burnley’s Ashley Barnes and Connor Roberts remain unavailable, but the break has allowed the Clarets to recover Maxwel Cornet from injury, and he should be in the starting side.

Chris Wood would join Cornet in attack, while Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Dwight McNeil are likely to play in the wide areas.

Prediction and Odds

Burnley have been out of action, with the break giving them enough time to prepare for this match, but their record against the Red Devils may let them down.

Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning after a disappointing 1-1 draw with Newcastle, and we back them for the win.

Odds: 1 1.95 X 2.35 2 2.75