MANCHESTER (Reuters) -
Manchester United moved up to sixth in the Premier League thanks to a 3-1 over struggling Burnley at Old Trafford on Thursday to maintain their unbeaten start under interim manager Ralf Rangnick.
With the win, United moved above Spurs into sixth, level on 31 points with fifth-placed West Ham United. Burnley remain in 18th place on 11 points.
After the poor display in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle, Rangnick made six changes to his side with Edinson Cavani starting in attack alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.
Burnley, who had their last three games postponed due to COVID-19 cases amongst their opponents, were hit by four positives of their own, including goalkeeper Nick Pope, while key forward Maxwel Cornet was ruled out with injury.
The wide-open nature of the game was evident from the outset with Chris Wood missing an early chance, heading wide for the visitor’s and then Ronaldo wasted a glorious opportunity, firing over the bar when clear on goal.