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MATCH REPORT: MANCHESTER UNITED 3 - 2 BURNLEY

Clarets fall to narrow defeat in stoppage time in five-goal thriller at Old Trafford

2025-08-30T17:29:40.304Z

MATCH REPORT: MANCHESTER UNITED 3 - 2 BURNLEY

Clarets fall to narrow defeat in stoppage time in five-goal thriller at Old Trafford

2025-08-30T17:29:40.304Z

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In an end-to-end encounter in the pouring Manchester rain, a stoppage time penalty for United saw the Clarets come away with nothing from Old Trafford, despite a battling second-half display which saw the visitors come from behind twice to equalise.

The hosts went into the break with a deserved 1-0 lead through an unfortunate Josh Cullen own goal, before the Clarets drew the scores level in the 55th minute through Lyle Foster's finish.

However, the Reds did retake the lead just moments later through Bryan Mbeumo's strike, but Burnley responded once again shortly after when Jaidon Anthony turned home his second Premier League goal of the campaign.

Five added minutes were shown on the board and it was in the dying stages that United were awarded a penalty for Anthony's alleged foul on Amad Diallo, with Bruno Fernandes stepping up and slotting home the winner.

Head Coach Scott Parker named an unchanged XI from the side that defeated Sunderland last weekend.

As the rain began to fall over Manchester just moments after kick-off, United started bright and forced a couple of early corners, with Matheus Cunha seeing his close-range effort denied by Martin Dúbravka.

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After weathering the early waves of pressure from the hosts, the Clarets did settle into it, before Mbeumo came close with two great opportunities, but the summer signing saw one saved by Dúbravka and then struck one well wide of the post.

Ruben Amorim’s side were still applying the pressure with just over 15 minutes played and it looked like a penalty was going to be given when Mason Mount collided with Kyle Walker on the edge of the area, before VAR intervened to rule it out for no foul.

However, United’s bright start did then pay off midway through the first-half, when a freekick into the area was met by Casemiro, who found the back of the net via a Cullen deflection to put the hosts in front.

The Clarets carved open a glorious opportunity of their own to draw the scores level a few minutes before half-time, but Jacob Bruun Larsen’s cut-back into the box was lifted over the crossbar by Hannibal.

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In what was a dominant first 45 minutes for the home side, a chance then fell to Mount, but the former Chelsea man could only guide his header onto the crossbar.

The final opportunity of the first-half came Amad Diallo’s way, but the forward could only smash it over the target from close range following Mbeumo’s squared pass.

The Clarets started the second-half on the front foot and were enjoying plenty of the ball, before then grabbing the opening goal with 10 minutes gone.

Bruun Larsen picked the ball up out wide, before beating his man and curling a lovely low cross into the box for Foster, who turned it home past Bayindir with a first-time effort for his first goal of the season.

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However, that lead lasted just a minute, as from the kick-off Diogo Dalot broke into the area down the left and picked out Mbeumo inside the area to fire in from close range and restore United’s lead.

In what was a lively opening to the second-half, Burnley looked to have equalised just moments later when Foster raced through on goal and rounded Bayindir, before slotting home, but a narrow offside decision saw it ruled out.

The drama didn’t stop there though, as Parker’s side did this time have the ball in the back of the net and the visitors had their equaliser shortly after that ruled out effort.

Following a goalmouth scramble, substitute Loum Tchaouna fired the ball at Bayindir, only for the goalkeeper to parry into the path of Anthony, who reacted quickest to rifle home and draw the scores level once again.

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The Clarets made another change with just under 15 minutes left on the clock at Old Trafford, with Josh Laurent replacing Lesley Ugochukwu, who had a fantastic afternoon for the away side.

Then just as it looked like Parker's men were going to see out the flurry of late United chances, a penalty was awarded via VAR after Anthony came together with Diallo.

With virtually the last moment of the game, Fernandes stepped-up from the penalty spot and slammed the ball home into the bottom corner to seal United's first win of the season.

Burnley: Dúbravka, Walker, Hartman, Estève, Foster, Ekdal (Worrall 82), Bruun Larsen (Sonne 82), Cullen, Hannibal (Tchaouna 65), Ugochukwu (Laurent 78), Anthony

Unused substitutes: Weiss, Edwards, Ramsey, Pires, Flemming

Manchester United: Bayindir, Dalot, de Ligt, Mount (Mainoo HT), Fernandes, Cunha (Zirkzee 31), Yoro, Amad, Casemiro (Sesko 72), Mbeumo, Shaw

Unused substitutes: Onana, Mazaraoui, Maguire, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heave

Goals: Cullen OG 27’, Foster 55’, Mbeumo 57’, Anthony 68’, Fernandes 90+5'