Burnley 0-1 Man United: Erik ten Hag’s Crimson Devils lastly get again to successful methods at Turf Moor after a turbulent week with Bruno Fernandes’ volley sufficient to see off Vincent Kompany’s Clarets

Bruno Fernandes produced a second of magic as an unfamiliar-looking Manchester United line-up ended a run of three consecutive defeats to climb into the highest half of the Premier League desk.

After surviving a number of first-half scares with Burnley hitting the put up, captain Fernandes settled supervisor Erik ten Hag’s nerves by volleying a Jonny Evans cross Robin van Persie-style on the stroke of the interval.

On TV, an admiring Rio Ferdiannd stated: ‘That’s what captains do. They step up in massive moments if you want one thing particular.’

It was a gutsy somewhat than convincing United win however they’ll take it after a traumatic begin to the season and their back-four completely made up of understudies due to damage, with 35-year-old Evans essentially the most stunning choose.

Burnley, managed by United’s outdated nemesis Vincent Kompany, might really feel aggrieved to be trailing at half-time however nonetheless droop to the foot of the desk with this defeat.

Bruno Fernandes scores the one aim of the sport as Man Utd beat Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor 

The United captain helped stopped the rot after a run of three video games with no win 

Jonny Evans was a shock starter however laid on the help for Bruno Fernandes’ successful aim 

Everybody inside Turf Moor at kick off knew one thing needed to give with Burnley having misplaced all their earlier house video games and United pointless away.

Erik ten Hag, already with out Luke Shaw and Aaron wan-Bissaka long-term, needed to take care of a recent damage to Lisandro Martinez whereas a knee difficulty meant Harry Maguire nonetheless wasn’t accessible and Raphael Varane solely match sufficient for the bench.

The Dutchman subsequently turned to 35-year-old Evans for his first Premier League begin with the membership since 2015, having re-signed for United in the summertime.

Hannibal Mejbri and Scott McTominay have been additionally drafted in to convey youthful legs to a new-look midfield. The Tunisian’s solely earlier United begin got here in 2022 in opposition to Crystal Palace underneath Ralf Rangnick.

For Burnley, Zeki Amdouni was requested to fill the placing boots of suspended Lyle Foster. Amdouni was pushed additional ahead with Aaron Ramsey coming into midfield following his summer time transfer from Aston Villa.

United regarded crisp of their all-white equipment and began brightly with Marcus Rashford firing into the side-netting within the opening minute.

Rashford then fed Fernandes whose fierce cross-shot pressured the primary save of the sport from James Trafford.

Burnley didn’t get into the United field till the tenth minute however would have scored with no magnificent stretching save by Amadou Onana, who had been at fault for the midweek Champions League defeat in opposition to Bayern Munich.

Josh Brownhill and Conor Roberts mixed down the suitable and when the ball was fired in Amdouni’s downward header was destined the nook till Onana sprung into motion and clawed the ball away.

Diogo Dalot grew to become the primary participant to be booked when he needed to foul Luca Koleosho to cease the Burnley winger from flying previous him.

The house facet have an vitality underneath Vincent Kompany that United tried to counter by slowing the sport down with affected person passing, all the best way from Onana on the again.

However when Burnley bought close to the United penalty space, they have been mightily harmful.

After 17 minutes, Ramsey slipped in Amdouni and although he slipped the ball previous Onana it bounced off the within of the put up and was cleared by the relieved guests.

The closest Burnley got here was when Zeki Amdouni hit the put up in a vibrant first half for the hosts

Vincent Kompany continues to be ready for his first win as a Premier League boss with Burnley 

There was time to present a debut to summer time signing Sofyan Amrabat who was a latw sub 

Burnley followers have been then fired up when Hojlund went down searching for a free-kick as he tussled with Roberts and gestured in frustration when he bought nothing.

Johan Gudmundsson, one among Burnley’s most skilled gamers, needed to depart the sector after 20 minutes with Mike Tresor approaching for his first Turf Moor look having signed from Genk in the summertime.

United wanted a relaxant and it practically got here from an unlikely supply after 25 minutes.

Evans met Sergio Reguilon’s nook nicely with a glancing header and the celebrations have been wild – till VAR noticed Hojlund obstructing Trafford’s view and presumably obstructing him as nicely from an offside place.

Although know-how is usually finickity it was the proper determination on this event – Hojlund was making an attempt to realize an unfair benefit and hopefully had it identified to him by team-mates.

Regardless of an unusually delicate night in Burnley, United’s midfield enforcer Casemiro opted for gloves.

The Brazilian was capable of get pleasure from his presumably heat half-time cuppa with United in entrance after Onana had managed to avoid wasting from Ramsey on the second try.

Because the board signalled three minutes of damage time, they took the lead with a aim of actual high quality misplaced with the remainder of the primary half.

There was a contact of the good Wayne Rooney-van Persie mixture in opposition to Aston Villa in United’s final title-winning facet in regards to the breakthrough.

This time Evans performed the Rooney half with a lofted cross to Fernandes on the suitable angle of the penalty space.

The win at Turf Moor eases a number of the strain that is been placed on boss Erik ten Hag 

From there, the Portuguese midfielder confirmed his technical class, watching the ball because it dropped out of the sky earlier than hitting a right-footed sidefoot volley that flew previous Trafford giving the goalkeeper no probability.

Fernandes hadn’t scored within the Premier League away from Outdated Trafford since January and it felt massively vital for a membership low on morale due to accidents, poor outcomes and off-field problems with various sorts involving Mason Greenwood, Antony and Jadon Sancho.

Some neat interaction between the skipper and Casemiro firstly of the second interval hinted that the boldness was simply beginning to creep again.

A well-worked transfer to Scott McTominay on the sting of the field deserved higher than the midfield’s scuffed shot into the arms of Trafford.

On the different finish, United’s makeshift again line held Burnley pretty nicely although the tempo of Kompany’s gamers coupled with by the customer’s slender benefit meant there have been all the time nerves when The Clarets crossed the midway line.

There was a scare after 75 minutes when Burnley sub Jacob Bruun Larsen bore down on aim shortly after approaching with Onana bravely popping out to shut the angle and block, and ten Hag introduced on Sofyan Amrabat for his United debut to assist see out the ultimate jiffy.