{"id":1200586,"date":"2021-04-18T18:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1200586"},"modified":"2021-09-10T19:24:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T18:24:34","slug":"manchester-united-3-1-burnley-match-analysis-five-things-learned-greenwood-rashford-dyche-solskjaer","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/manchester-united-3-1-burnley-match-analysis-five-things-learned-greenwood-rashford-dyche-solskjaer\/","title":{"rendered":"“Mason Greenwood is whoa” – Five things learned as Manchester United end their Burnley home hoodoo with big 3-1 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a classically tight afternoon of football, Manchester United overcame Burnley 3-1 at Old Trafford.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was United’s first home win against Burnley in six years and moves them to within 8 points of Man City. What did we learn?<\/p>\n

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1. Mason Greenwood is whoa<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When Manchester United needed a hero to stand up and be counted against the massed ranks for Burnley defenders blocking their path to goal, they sent for Edinson Cavani. And while the Uruguayan did eventually get on the scoresheet, he only did so when his young strike partner had already won the game for United.<\/p>\n

Greenwood started up-front but owing to United’s lack of creativity, didn’t get much service. In fact he’s so used to feeding off scraps that when Marcus Rashford did put it on a plate for him, the striker wasn’t ready for it.<\/p>\n

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Mason Greenwood has scored twice in a Premier League game for the second time in his career. <\/p>\n

His fourth goal in his last three Premier League games. pic.twitter.com\/VHdAy4oc3X<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n