Manchester United will have a mountain to climb when they travel to Burnley on Sunday. The Red Devils will be without a host of players as Mourinho will be chalking the plan how to get the better of Burnley. A win in this fixture will push Manchester City before the much-awaited derby next week as United will be one point adrift of their long term arch-rivals.
United will be the eyeing a hat-trick of wins after humbling Sunderland and Chelsea in consecutive games. A win in this match will sum up a perfect week for the Red Devils as they booked a place in the Europa League semifinal after getting the better of Anderlecht earlier in this week.
Burnley held United to a goalless draw in the reverse fixture but this time they would go for a win. Home form has been the key to Burnley’s rise this season as they have registered 10 wins here at the Turf Moor. They are currently on 36 points which is their highest ever points tally in the English top tier.
Team News and Predicted Lineups
Manchester United
Injuries have been associated with United from the start of this season. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has joined the likes of Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Juan Mata on the injury list. It is feared that the Ex Swedish international might miss the entire 2017 after rupturing his ACL in the last game. Marcos Rojo also had to be stretchered off in the last match against Anderlecht and Jose Mourinho has a very thin squad to choose his starting lineup.
De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw; Herrera, Carrick; Martial, Pogba, Mkhitaryan; Rashford
Burnley
Sam Vokes is edging towards full fitness and might get fit before the match.
Heaton; Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward; Brady, Barton, Hendrick, Boyd; Gray, Barnes
Key Players
Manchester United
Marcus Rashford
In the absence of Zlatan, everyone would be expecting Rashford to step up. Rashford was having a bad run of games as he was struggling with his finishing. But two goals in back to back matches has given him a much-needed morale boost and Zlatan’s injury could be a boon in disguise for him. It would be hard to match his quality but Rashford has the ability to surpass him on his day.
Burnley
Andre Gray has been the main threat for Burnley this season and in this match also he will spearhead the Clarets attack.
