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Relive all the action from Turf Moor
Manchester United dropped out of the top four as Jay Rodriguez’s 100th career league goal - and first in 50 games - earned relegation-battling Burnley a well-deserved 1-1 draw at Turf Moor.
United dominated the first half as Paul Pogba, making his first Premier League start since his red card in the 5-0 capitulation to Liverpool in October, showed flashes of his brilliant best and fired the visitors in front with 18 minutes gone.
It was one of three times United had the ball in the Burnley net in the first half, with the other two ruled out, but momentum shifted radically in the second half after Rodriguez levelled in the 47th minute with the hosts then squandering chances to win it.
Sean Dyche will see it as a hugely encouraging point but will also know his side must soon find a way to accumulate them in threes if they are to survive - Newcastle’s win over Everton meant the gap to safety increased on the night to four points.
Ralf Rangnick left Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench in favour of Edinson Cavani, and pointedly said the decision was made because of the need to chase down Burnley and battle for second balls.
Dyche had promised to make it awkward for the visitors but, on the night that Burnley celebrated their 5,000th professional league game, they struggled to keep his word in the first half - allowing United too much time and space while gifting them possession.
The visitors had the ball in the net with 12 minutes gone at Turf Moor. Mike Dean blew for what was a soft foul at best on Pogba, and Bruno Fernandes whipped in the ball for Raphael Varane to head in at the far post.
United celebrated what they thought was a first goal from a set-piece this season but Dean was advised to check the pitch-side monitor. Though Varane was on, the goal was eventually ruled out as a clearly offside Harry Maguire had barged into Rodriguez as the ball came in.
It was only a temporary reprieve for Burnley. Six minutes later, Pogba left no room for debate as he thumped the ball high into the net from Luke Shaw’s pull-back after Burnley had allowed Marcus Rashford far too much space down the left.
The ball was in Burnley’s net again moments later as Ashley Westwood inadvertently poked home Rashford’s low cross, but it was quickly ruled out for a foul by Pogba on Erik Pieters in the build-up.
Burnley were left exposed down the right time after time, but United could not capitalise as the best of the chances was headed straight at Pope by Cavani.
Everything changed after the break. Burnley, whose last home league goal against United came back in 2009, did not have a shot in the first half but needed only two minutes of the second to level.
Weghorst did well to wriggle free of two defenders before turning and playing in Rodriguez, who held off Maguire before firing under David De Gea for his first league goal in 360 days.
The atmosphere changed in a moment, and Weghorst brought a fine save out of De Gea with a powerful strike from 20 yards before Pieters flashed a volley narrowly wide from the resulting corner.
United’s problems continued as Rodriguez span around Maguire, who hauled him back and was grateful to see only a yellow card.
After seeing Connor Roberts blaze over another decent chance, Rangnick sent for Ronaldo in the 67th minute.
United slowly regained some initiative - Varane’s cute drag-back was blocked by Mee in the 79th minute before Ronaldo headed over - but Burnley defended doggedly, roared on by Turf Moor, as they restored some faith after Saturday’s drab goalless draw with Watford.
Relive all the action from Turf Moor below:
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
77 mins: Rashford wins a corner that Sancho decides to knock short to Fernandes. His cross is whipped into the box but Pieters is up early to head it away.
Manchester United are just stepping onto the front foot again after Burnley have dominated the second half. Pogba carries the ball through midfield and is grappled by Brownhill. He does his best to stay on his feet and waits for the whistle to give United a free kick.
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
74 mins: Pieters picks up a yellow card for holding back Rashford as he tries to squeeze past him on the right wing. Fernandes swings the resultant free kick into the box. It’s another decent delivery but a slight deflection takes the ball away from everyone and out the far side of the box.
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
71 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo is introduced by Ralf Rangnick with just over 20 minutes to play at Turf Moor. Edinson Cavani is the man to make way. Aaron Lennon has replaced Maxel Cornet for Burnley too.
Manchester United need a bit of inspiration as Luke Shaw gives a free kick away on the right wing. The delivery drops in between a cluster of players from both sides before bouncing free to Pieters. He volleys an effort at goal but has it blocked by Fernandes.
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
68 mins: Chance! Maguire fails to clear his lines and Burnley burst forward with a three-on-two man advantage. Westwood flicks the ball over to Cornet who heads it back into the middle of the box. United scramble to poke it out of the penalty area but the ball falls to Roberts who blasts it over the crossbar!
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
65 mins: United counterattack and feed Sancho into the right side of the box. He finds Fernandes in front of him and gives him the ball. Fernandes shoots on the spin but has his effort blocked and booted out for a throw in.
Cristiano Ronaldo is getting ready to come on for Man Utd.
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
62 mins: Weghorst bullies his way past Shaw on the right side of the box and blasts an effort into the side-netting. He’s had a great game for Burnley so far and would cap off a fine night if he could score.
Harry Maguire is shown a yellow card for grappling Jay Rodriguez as a long ball came over the top. The Burnley fans are chanting ‘off, off, off’ as Maguire was the last defender by the referee pulls out the lesser of the two cards.
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
59 mins: Sancho intercepts a loose pass from Brownhill and sends Cavani down the left wing. He carries the ball up the pitch before playing it inside to Pogba. Pogba threads it over to Fernandes who attempts to drive a pass into the box for Sancho but sees the ball cleared by Tarkowski.
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
56 mins: Lovely from Sancho. He brings the ball down the left wing and skips past Tarkowski before shimmying wide of Roberts and laying a pass off to Fernandes. He shoots from just inside the box and wins a corner when the shot deflects behind off a Burnley defender.
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
53 mins: SAVE! Burnley have got off to a blistering start to this second half. The noise level inside of Turf Moor has ramped way up. Wout Weghorst is causing real problems for the Manchester United defence. He boots the ball into Jadon Sancho and chases down the deflection as the ball heads towards the visitors’ penalty area. The ball bounces up nicely and Weghorst drills a volleyed shot at goal and almost beats David De Gea who leaps to his right and tips the ball wide of the post!
Burnley 1 - 1 Man Utd
50 mins: Manchester United have to step it up again now. Once again they’ve sacrificed a lead and find themselves in a contest. They win a free kick on the inside right deep in Burnley’s half. Fernandes flicks a teasing free kick into the six-yard pitch but none of his teammates can get there and the ball skips behind for a goal kick.
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