Burnley take on Manchester United today in what is sure to be an acid test for the red Devils. Manchester United have only managed to take five points from an available six in their first two games. Today’s game will take place at Turf Moor and three points would go a long way to rebuild damaged confidence on the part of Manchester United. Burnley for their part, regard their home stadium as a happy hunting ground when playing against Manchester United, having taken three points from them the last time they visited.

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Fans are likely to look to Rooney for inspiration and leadership as are the players with Angel di Maria pulling on the jersey for the first time. Valencia and Young are likely to start out wide with Fletcher and Jones in support. A back three of Blackett, Evans and Keane will complete the favoured 3-4-1-2 of Luis van Gaal. Burnley will fancy this given that they don’t really have very much to prove being this year’s likely whipping boys in the Premier league and with United’s confidence at an all-time low we may be in for one of the upsets of the season.

Manchester United are also without Da Silva, Shinji Kagawa, Herrera, Shaw, Carrick, Fellaini and Lingard. United fans would point to the fact that the missing stars make up the vast majority of the first team regulars but will be quietly hopeful that Angel di Maria will have goals in his locker today.

This week has been a difficult one for Manchester United, having been thrashed 4-0 at the hands of minnows MK Dons in the league cup shortly after acquiring Angel di Maria from Real Madrid for £59.7 million. Luis van Gaal will have it all to do today, with the fans patience likely to be tested, given the debacle that was the short lived reign of David Moyes last season.

Manchester United are likely to edge this encounter, owing to their years of Premier league experience. However, their misfiring strikers are unlikely to score very many, so expect the scoreline to read something like 2-1 in their favour.

Tip: Manchester Utd 2 vs Burley 1

Teams:

Burnley: Heaton; Trippier, Duff, Shackell, Mee; Arfield, Jones, Marney, Taylor; Ings, Jutkiewicz.

Subs: Gilks, Ward, Reid, Long, Wallace, Sordell, Barnes.

Manchester United: De Gea, Jones, Evans, Blackett, Valencia, Young, Fletcher, Di Maria, Mata, Rooney, van Persie.

Subs: Januzaj, Hernandez, Welbeck, James, M. Keane, Anderson, Amos.