{"id":288758,"date":"2023-09-23T22:35:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=288758"},"modified":"2023-09-23T22:35:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:35:49","slug":"the-notebook-man-united-love-playing-against-newly-promoted-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/the-notebook-man-united-love-playing-against-newly-promoted-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NOTEBOOK: Man United love playing against newly promoted sides"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United snapped their three match losing run with Bruno Fernandes strike earning a 1-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.<\/p>\n
The Man United captain volleyed into the bottom corner on the stroke of half-time after being picked out by Jonny Evans raking pass.<\/p>\n
Erik ten Hag’s side held firm despite Burnley pressure to secure a much needed clean sheet and a crucial three points.<\/p>\n
The result lifted the Red Devils to eighth in the Premier League following their third win of the campaign.<\/p>\n
Mail Sport’s Nathan Salt picks out some highlights from Turf Moor that you might have missed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Bruno Fernandes scored the only goal as Man United secured a 1-0 win over Burnley<\/p>\n
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The Man United captain scored a stunning volley on the stroke of half-time for the Red Devils\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Victory eases pressure on manager Erik ten Hag following a run of three successive defeats<\/p>\n
Gloves\u2026 in September?<\/span><\/p>\n The answer is yes if you\u2019re Manchester United midfielder Casemiro.<\/p>\n Eyebrows were raised at Turf Moor when the Brazilian bucked the trend of team-mates and emerged with thermal gloves on.<\/p>\n Burnley does feel like it has a climate of its own but it\u2019s not winter yet!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Man United’s Brazilian midfielder\u00a0Casemiro donned gloves during the match at Turf Moor<\/p>\n Kath feels the love<\/span><\/p>\n One of the biggest smiles at Carrington this week was for Kath Phipps on the reception desk, who celebrated 55 years working the role this weekend.<\/p>\n Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot were among the first team stars to pay tribute to her as she posed with a bunch of flowers.<\/p>\n Having initially worked under Sir Matt Busby, she\u2019s as big a star at Carrington on a day to day basis than all of Erik ten Hag\u2019s players. A true unsung hero.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Man United’s long-serving receptionist\u00a0Kath Phipps has celebrated 55 years in the role<\/p>\n United love the newly-promoted sides<\/span><\/p>\n United fans arrived trying to cling to any shred of positivity after a chastening week with back to back defeats to Brighton and then Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n A newly-promoted side was just what the doctor ordered as opposition with United having lost just one of their last 24 games against such teams (W17 D6).<\/p>\n Granted, that loss was the 4-1 defeat at Watford in November 2021 which cost Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r his job as manager.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve won the last eight\u00a0<\/span> of those in a row, their longest streak since a run of 12 between May 2011 and March 2013. After tonight, make it nine in a row.<\/p>\n A long time coming for Evans<\/span><\/p>\n Injury to Lisandro Martinez thrust 35-year-old Jonny Evans into the Manchester United side from the start.<\/p>\n Turning out at Turf Moor was Evans’ first Manchester United start since March 4, 2015, when the Red Devils lost 1-0 win at Newcastle United.<\/p>\n He was subsequently slapped with a six-game ban after the game that day with the Football Association charging him for spitting at striker Papiss Cisse. Talk about a bad omen.<\/p>\n But fear not about bad omens as the elder statesman put on a show, first with a headed goal disallowed by VAR and then a sumptuous through ball for Bruno Fernandes to volley in the opener. It marked his first Premier League assist for United since February 2013.<\/p>\n Manchester United\u2019s own Benjamin Button.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jonny Evans was thrust into Man United’s starting eleven after\u00a0Lisandro Martinez’s injury<\/p>\n Crouch saves the day<\/span><\/p>\n There were no flies on Peter Crouch here at Turf Moor as his ninja-like reactions spared TNT Sports host Lynsey Hipgrave a soaking as a sprinkler went rogue near the tunnel.<\/p>\n The former Liverpool and Tottenham striker spotted the incoming downpour out of the corner of his eye and soon shoved his colleague to safety under cover.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Peter Crouch, right, saved\u00a0TNT Sports host Lynsey Hipgrave from being soaked by a sprinkler<\/p>\n United Nations<\/span><\/p>\n Manchester United started with 10 different nationalities in their starting XI against Burnley, their most in a Premier League match since December 2013 against Newcastle – also 10.<\/p>\n How\u2019s VAR luck?<\/span><\/p>\n United fans were crying out for a VAR curse to be lifted here after the technology went against them yet again.<\/p>\n They were not awarded a penalty at Tottenham; saw Alejandro Garnacho\u2019s goal chalked off at Arsenal; Marcus Rashford had his assist for Rasmus Hojlund against Brighton disallowed; Christian Eriksen was penalised for a handball in the area at Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n Now, Hojlund was judged to be offside when Jonny Evans thought he had headed in for 1-0.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jonny Evans thought he had given Man United the lead but Rasmus Hojlund was ruled offside<\/p>\n Don\u2019t let United get ahead<\/span><\/p>\n One thing you don\u2019t want to do is give Manchester United a head start.<\/p>\n The Red Devils are now unbeaten in their last 137 Premier League matches when leading at half-time (W118, D19) dating back to September 21, 2014 against Leicester City.<\/p>\n Jonny Evans played in that game, too. Bookended.<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n