Burnley vs Manchester United, Players Rating
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Foster: Handled well but he was worked more than he should have been
6
O'Shea: Back to right back for most of game but couldn't fully cut off the supply that came in from Burnley's left flank 5
Brown: Not an easy night to be looking for sharpness after injury but stuck to his task in first start 5
Evans: Looked United's most comfortable defender in face of Burnley's enthusiastic attack
6
Evra: Decent effort from the Frenchman. Attacked well when he had the oppprtunity
6
Park: Korean's first touch was distinctly ropey early on and he never made an impact 5
Carrick: His poor effort from the spot kick that would have made huge difference summed up his night 5
Giggs: The veteran made better use of the ball than most but didn't get much response
6
Anderson: Out of it wide left in first half and out of sorts for brief period in centre of midfield 5
Owen: Not an evening to be attempting to rediscover your touch in front of goal 5
Rooney: Had plenty of sights of goal but was off beam with all his efforts
6
Subs:
Valencia (sub Anderson 59)
Berbatov (sub Owen 64)
Neville (sub Brown 71)
Scholes, Gibson, De Laet, Kuszczak not used
Burnley: Jensen, Alexander (Gudjonsson 73), Carlisle, Fletcher Thomspon 81), Paterson (Eagles 73), Elliott, Mears, McCann, Blake, Bikey, Jordan
Goals:
Burnley: Blake (19)
United:
Bookings:
Burnley: Paterson (21), Blake (36)
United: Rooney (85)
Battle of the Bosses:
Premier League novice Owen Coyle got his side to harry the Reds and Fergie could not get a response from the champions
Referee: Alan Wiley - On spot for Evra penalty but turned another down.
6
Attendance: 20,872