He had to swallow an extremely bitter pill on Friday. Manchester played away from last-placed Premier League Burnley on Tuesday. and his colleagues faced a chance of at least minimal rehabilitation for a setback with a second-tier driver.
The first part of the match indicated that Manchester could not be surprised this time. In the 13th minute the ball fluttered in Burnley’s net after a shot by Raphael Varane. However, the goal was canceled after the intervention, as the French had previously been in an offside position. However, five minutes later there was no longer any doubt. Pogba finished the team’s good action with a strong shot from the penalty area. However, in the 22nd minute we had almost a repeat of the situation from the 13th minute. One of Burnley’s defenders scored an own goal, but the goal was not awarded again. This time due to Pogba’s earlier foul on the opponent.
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In the 33rd minute it should be 2: 0. Cavani was alone less than two meters from the goal and struck the ball with his head. Before that, however, he had to wait for it to fall, and thanks to that the goalkeeper and one of Burnley’s defenders managed to intervene. Until the break it was 1-0 for Manchester, which was the lowest penalty.
Manchester let the victory fall from their hands again
But the one-goal leads are easy to get out of hand. Already in the 47th minute it was 1: 1. Jay Rodriguez flawlessly finished the action, after which he found himself alone with the goalkeeper. In the 52nd minute it could have been even 2: 1 for Burnley, but the ball was stopped by David de Gea after a very dangerous shot from Wout Weghorst’s distance.
Manchester tried to regain the lead but to no avail. Cristiano Ronaldo was helpless. The Portuguese could have given his team a victory in extra time, but the ball, after his head shot, went over the bar. For Ronaldo it was the fifth consecutive league game without a goal (although it should be remembered that he missed the match against Aston Villa due to an injury). This is the first such situation in 13 years. Ronaldo’s last goal was scored on December 30 against… Burnley. Manchester then won 3: 1.
This time the play was unsuccessful for the “Red Devils”. Manchester only drew 1-1 with the league’s red light and is fifth in the table.
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