Manchester United caretaker manager Darren Fletcher gets a potentially soft landing spot as he leads the Red Devils into the post-Ruben Amorim era with a match versus Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday.
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The Red Devils parted ways with Amorim this week after the seeming stabilization of his project turned out to be a false dawn due to a lack of cohesion with the club’s short-term versus long-term aims.
If the players are down about it, it might not matter a ton because Scott Parker’s Burnley are in a deep funk. The Clarets have not won in 11 Premier League matches, drawing just twice in that run. Burnley are now nine points back of safety but do have a game-in-hand on 17th-place Nottingham Forest.
WATCH — Burnley v Manchester United
And this fixture kicks off a run of three-straight games against traditional Big Six sides, as Liverpool and Spurs are next on the docket.
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For live updates and highlights throughout Burnley vs Manchester United, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.
How to watch Burnley vs Manchester United live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 3:15pm ET Wednesday
Venue: Turf Moor — Burnley, Lancashire
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch on USA Network
Burnley team news, focus
OUT: Josh Cullen (knee), Axel Tuanzebe (international duty – AFCON), Zeki Amdouni (knee), Jordan Beyer (knee), Connor Roberts (knee), Zian Flemming (unspecified), Joe Worrall (undisclosed) | QUESTIONABLE: Lyle Foster (international duty – AFCON), Maxime Esteve (undisclosed), Hannibal Mejbri (fitness)
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Manchester United team news, focus
OUT: Kobbie Mainoo (calf), Matthijs de Ligt (unspecified – MORE), Noussair Mazraoui (international duty – AFCON), Bryan Mbeumo (international duty – AFCON), Amad Diallo (international duty – AFCON), Harry Maguire (thigh)
Burnley vs Manchester United prediction
This shouldn’t be much of a game, especially with Bruno Fernandes back in the fold. Goals are a massive ask for Burnley, and outscoring Man United is an even bigger request. If Man United cannot win this game or at least decisively out-perform the Clarets, than the club may be in terrible, terrible shape. Could this be a big Benjamin Sesko game? Or will Joshua Zirkzee start? Either way… Burnley 0-2 Manchester United.
