Manchester United 2-2 Burnley: 5 Talking Points, Premier League 2018-19

Lindelof equalized in stoppage time
Lindelof equalized in stoppage time

#2 Clinical Burnley take their chances at Old Trafford

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Barnes opened the scoring
Barnes opened the scoring

Burnley knew how the game would pan out and how United would dominate the ball. The Clarets had the ball just 26% of the time, so making use of it effectively was going to be crucial. Fortunately for Sean Dyche, they did just that.

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His side took just 6 shots in the game but scored with 2 of them. Only 3 shots were inside the box, and only 2 of them were decent chances. Burnley grabbed both of them, which enabled them to claim a point. Their expected goals tally based on the quality of their shots was 0.75, and they bettered that considerably.

In comparison, United's expected goals were 3.22, which is a mammoth difference. Arguably Burnley's performance should have deserved something more, especially players like Tom Heaton were spectacular. Still, a draw against this reinvigorated United side is not that bad after all.

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Edited by Sujith M
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