Manchester United Face Championship Leaders Burnley in League Cup

Manchester United vs Burnley - 21/12/2022

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We have reached the fourth round of the League Cup in England and on the 21st of December we have a meeting between Manchester United and Burnley.

The game will be played at Old Trafford and it is an intriguing tie as Burnley are currently top of the Championship.

Manchester United come into the match having last played competitively on the 13th of November at Fulham in the Premier League. The Red Devils opened the scoring after only 14 minutes but Fulham equalised just after the hour.

It appeared the game was going to end in a draw but Manchester United scored the winning goal 3 minutes into stoppage time.

It was an important win for Manchester United on the back of a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous Premier League fixture.

In terms of competitive matches, Manchester United are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 games in all competitions. They have won 9 of those 12 matches, with one of the victories coming in the third round of the League Cup against Aston Villa.

Manchester United have recorded only 1 win from their last 3 League Cup ties, which was the win over Aston Villa this season.

They lost last season at home to West Ham United in third round and to Manchester City in the semi-final in 2020/21. In fact, trends show Manchester United have lost 3 of their 4 most recent League Cup games on home soil.

Burnley make the trip to Old Trafford on the back of a 3-1 home win over Middlesborough in the Championship on the weekend.

Having fallen a goal behind shortly after half time, Burnley came back strongly with 3 goals of their own in the space of 12 minutes. Being reduced to 10 men in the 89th minute did not impact the game for Burnley.

That result means Burnley have won each of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions. The Clarets have beat Blackburn Rovers and Middlesborough at home in the Championship plus Crawley Town in the League Cup. Burnley also picked up a 3-0 win at Queens Park Rangers in the Championship.

Looking specifically at the League Cup, Burnley have won 4 of their last 5 ties in the competition, one of which was via penalties. They have won each of their last 3 away League Cup games, each with under 2.5 goals.

Team news and Manchester United are expected to be without Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Diogo Dalot, Jadon Sancho, and Brandon Williams.

Burnley have no injury concerns ahead of this game but Connor Roberts will be unbailable following his red card on the weekend.

Burnley could cause Manchester United a few problems in this game and it could be a nervy night for the home fans.

Manchester United are playing their first competitive game for over a month and some players will be eager to get back to action after a break. One goal could be enough to settle the game, with Manchester United progressing.

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Away team

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Manchester United Burnley 21/12/2022 21:00

363529

1

1 - 0

2.23

6°

1.40

1.40 4.75 8.00 no no no

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2 - 0(1 - 0)

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