Darren Fletcher was denied victory in his first sport as Manchester United’s interim head coach as Jaidon Anthony’s spectacular striker earned Burnley a 2-2 draw.
Benjamin Sesko’s second-half brace had turned the sport round after Ayden Heaven’s unlucky personal aim at Turf Moor however the Premier League strugglers discovered an equaliser as United missed the possibility to go fourth simply two days after Ruben Amorim’s sacking.
Burnley didn’t have a shot on course within the first half however they didn’t want one to steer on the break, Bashir Humphreys’ cross deflected past Senne Lammens after taking a depraved deflection off the unlucky Ayden Heaven that noticed the ball loop into the web.
United, enjoying in a 4-2-3-1 formation, had ample alternatives to degree it up earlier than the interval however Sesko had a hat-trick of possibilities saved by Martin Dubravka. Humphreys and Maxime Esteve cleared efforts off the road. Lisandro Martinez had a aim disallowed.
Fletcher switched Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes on the interval, the change reaping dividends with the skipper threaded a cross by way of for Sesko to complete emphatically. The Slovenian then transformed Patrick Dorgu’s cross for a second aim.
Credit score to Burnley for locating a response due to Anthony, the substitute chopping in on his left foot and firing an unstoppable shot excessive past Lammens. United teen Shea Lacey virtually responded in sort however noticed his effort come again off the bar.
As a substitute, it’s a third straight draw for United – in opposition to Wolves, Leeds and Burnley. Fletcher was serenaded by the away assist, nonetheless, as Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada seemed on. A time of change off the pitch however one other robust end result on it.
Fletcher: Sesko ‘largest constructive’
Man Utd interim head coach Darren Fletcher on Benjamin Sesko:
“I sat down with him yesterday and confirmed him movies of his motion and the way the alternatives are going to come back, to simply maintain believing, maintain making the runs.
“The remainder of the group should search for him extra as nicely. And like with all strikers, when you get that first aim, you hit the again of the web, it builds your confidence and hopefully it begins flowing for him from there.
“Everybody can see his qualities, I believed he was improbable tonight, he led the road rather well and possibly he might have gone on and had a hat-trick as nicely.
“It is an actual constructive evening for him and undoubtedly most likely the most important constructive for the evening actually, his two targets, and hopefully that is good for Manchester United’s future.”
‘Sesko not ok for Man Utd’
Tim Sherwood chatting with Sky Sports activities:
“The constructive is Sesko scoring. Hopefully he will get some confidence. It is taken him six months to show up however I am happy for him.
“He is had a tricky run and I might have had him off the pitch at half-time, by no means to put on a Manchester United shirt once more. I stand by what I mentioned, he is not ok to play for Manchester United.
“He is turned up for one sport in opposition to Burnley who’re going to get relegated. Hopefully we begin seeing one thing completely different from him.”
Parker: Large level for us
Burnley boss Scott Parker talking within the press convention:
“All the things I demanded of the group and the group demanded of themselves was there. I needed a response. We have been bitterly dissatisfied by the general efficiency and what we produced at Brighton. This was getting again to what we have to deliver to a Premier League sport of soccer.
“We began the sport rather well and to go 2-1 down, we would have liked a response and we produced that. It was an enchancment for us as a group and general an enormous level for us and extra importantly the character of the group in adversity, they stood up and bought a end result. It’s undoubtedly a stepping stone.”
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