Manchester United have reshuffled their coaching staff following a disappointing run of results, replacing Ruben Amorim with Scottish coach Darren Fletcher. However, the change has yet to spark a turnaround, as United were held to a frustrating 2-2 draw by bottom-placed Burnley.
United had managed just one win in their previous five league matches under Amorim, prompting the club to act swiftly. The Portuguese coach, appointed in November 2024, won 25 of his 63 games in charge before being dismissed.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈,” 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅.
Manchester Early Setback, Brief Revival, Same Result
Playing away from home, Fletcher’s side started aggressively but suffered an early blow when an own goal put Burnley ahead in the 13th minute. Despite sustained pressure, United went into halftime trailing 1-0.
The Red Devils responded strongly after the break. Slovenian forward Benjamin Šeško struck twice in quick succession, scoring in the 50th and 60th minutes to turn the game on its head. But Burnley hit back just six minutes later through Zydon Anthony, restoring parity and sealing a 2-2 draw.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔,” 𝑭𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
After the draw, Manchester United sit seventh in the league table with 32 points from 21 matches. Burnley remain 19th with just 13 points. At the top, Arsenal leads the standings with 48 points from 20 games, followed by Manchester City on 43.
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