The home side come into this clash seeking to secure back-to-back top-flight wins following their recent 1-0 victory against Sheffield United. The Red Devils, meanwhile, are chasing their third consecutive Premier League win, beating Aston Villa 2-1 last time out.
BURNLEY (4-4-2): Nick Pope; Matthew Lowton, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Erik Pieters; Johann Gudmundsson, Josh Brownhill, Ashley Westwood, Robbie Brady; Ashley Barnes, Chris Wood.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Eric Bailly, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic; Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial; Edinson Cavani.
BURNLEY SUBS: Will Norris, Phil Bardsley, Kevin Long, Josh Benson, Jack Cork, Dale Stephens, Dwight McNeil, Matej Vydra, Jay Rodriguez.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Dean Henderson, Axel Tuanzebe, Alex Telles, Fred, Scott McTominay, Donny van de Beek, Juan Mata, Daniel James, Mason Greenwood.
There is only one change from the Burnley side that beat Sheffield United last time out in the Premier League. After suffering a hamstring problem against the Blades, Charlie Taylor misses out, and he is replaced by Gudmundsson. Despite an injury concern, Pope is deemed fit to start for the home team. Meanwhile, there are two alterations to the United team. Matic and Cavani are named in the starting line-up, while McTominay and Fred drop to the bench.
Sean Dyche’s team head into this match having lost just one of their last six top-flight matches. Moreover, the Clarets have not been defeated in any of their previous four home fixtures. Heading into this game, Burnley sit 16th in the table, four points ahead of 18th-placed Fulham. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, on the other hand, have the chance to go top with a victory over their hosts. The Red Devils have won five of their last six away matches, and will be looking to extend that run and go three points clear of Liverpool.
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Burnley won 2-0 at Old Trafford in their last Premier League meeting with United. They have not won consecutive league games against the Red Devils since September 1968.
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