Happy closing of the year for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese star commanded Manchester United’s 3-1 victory against Burnley at Old Trafford and with it his team is partially seventh with 31 points and two games pending.
The story began quickly for homeowners. At 8 minutes, Scott McTominay produced a mid-range whiplash that slipped tight to the far post of the rival goalkeeper.
11 minutes of pure vertigo followed. At 27 ‘, Jadon Sancho, highly criticized by the fans, faced the right side, cut in and took a low shot that deflected at Ben Mee and ended up at the bottom.
At 35 ‘, McTominay almost surprised with another bombshell, but the ball crashed off the crossbar and Cristiano capitalized on the rebound. Three minutes later, the experienced Aaron Lennon discounted thanks to a good individual play that ended with a subtle touch to the far post by De Gea.
The second part was a formality. United came closer to expanding than Burnley to remaining discounted. There began the Wayne Hennessey show that prevented more falls from his porch. The most impressive, a save after a shot from point-blank range by Cavani.
As mentioned above, those led by Ralf Rangnick reached 31 units, leaving four places in the Champions League and 19 behind the leader, his staunch rival Manchester City.
See here the goals of the match:
Manchester United 1-0 Burnley – Scott McTominay (8′)
Manchester United 2-0 Burnley – Ben Mee against (27 ‘)
Manchester United 3-0 Burnley – Cristiano Ronaldo (35′)
Manchester United 3-1 Burnley – Aaron Lennon (38′)
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