Manchester United 3-1 Burnley: result and report

Premier League · Thursday 30 December 2021

Result

Manchester United 3-1 Burnley

Premier League · Thursday 30 December 2021, 20:15 UTC · half-time 3-1

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Manchester United 3-1 Burnley: match report

Manchester United beat Burnley 3-1 in the Premier League on Thursday 30 December 2021. The half-time score was 3-1.

Scott McTominay opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Scott McTominay (8'), an own goal by Ben Mee (27') and Cristiano Ronaldo (35'). Burnley scored through Aaron Lennon (38').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Manchester United were 7th on 28 points from 17 and Burnley 18th on 11 points from 15. Manchester United went on to finish that season 6th with 58 points, and Burnley 18th with 35.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Burnley in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Mason Greenwood of Manchester United (7.8), ahead of Luke Shaw (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 3 draws and 1 for Burnley.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read D-W-W-W-D and Burnley's D-L-D-D-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

8'Goal · Scott McTominayManchester United · 1-0
27'Own goal · Ben MeeManchester United · 2-0
35'Goal · Cristiano RonaldoManchester United · 3-0
38'Goal · Aaron LennonBurnley · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 3, Burnley 1.

Manchester United 3-1 BurnleyPremier League · 18 Apr 2021
Burnley 0-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 12 Jan 2021
Manchester United 0-2 BurnleyPremier League · 22 Jan 2020
Burnley 0-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 28 Dec 2019
Manchester United 2-2 BurnleyPremier League · 29 Jan 2019
Burnley 0-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 2 Sep 2018

Team news

Unavailable

Shurandy SamboBurnley · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Jonny EvansManchester United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Christian EriksenManchester United · injury (Heart Problems)
Nick PopeBurnley · injury (COVID 19)
Victor LindelöfManchester United · injury (COVID 19)
Jordan BeyerBurnley · injury (Muscle Injury)
Maxime EstèveBurnley · injury (Muscle Injury)
Altay BayındırManchester United · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Dara O'SheaBurnley · injury (Broken Ankle)
Josh BrownhillBurnley · injury (COVID 19)
Hannes DelcroixBurnley · injury (Knee Surgery)
Lisandro MartínezManchester United · injury (Unknown Injury)
Ashley BarnesBurnley · injury (Groin Injury)
Connor RobertsBurnley · injury (Infection)
AntonyManchester United · other (Doubtful)
Phil JonesManchester United · suspension (No Eligibility)
Bruno FernandesManchester United · suspension (Yellow Card Suspension)
Maxwel CornetBurnley · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Manchester United line-up (4-2-2-2)

David de Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Eric Bailly, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matić, Mason Greenwood, Jadon Sancho, Edinson Cavani, Cristiano Ronaldo

Burnley line-up (4-4-2)

Wayne Hennessey, Matthew Lowton, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Charlie Taylor, Dwight McNeil, Ashley Westwood, Jack Cork, Johann Berg Guðmundsson, Aaron Lennon, Chris Wood