Burnley vs Manchester United; 5 Key Talking Points

Burnley v Manchester United - Premier League
Anthony Martial gave Phil Bardsley a torrid time

#4 James Tarkowski at the heart of everything good about Burnley

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James Tarkowski keeps a rampaging Anthony Martial at bay

The big centre-back was Burnley's best player on the night - as he almost always is - and it isn't hard to see why Poland are trying to convince the player to join their national side (he is eligible for both Poland and England). Almost unbeatable in the air, and sure in his tackle (one he made on Lukaku stands out - the big Belgian had just brushed off Phil Bardsley and he was on his way to doing the same to Tarkowski when he slid in and nicked the ball off him).

Burnley's poor run started when Tarkowski was banned for a spot off-the-ball, away-from-the-ref violence caught on camera, and his return has brought back a sense of solidity to the Burnley defence - and it took a moment of combined Lukaku-Martial magic to break his defence down.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram