🔗 Share this article The Clarets Face Off Against United in Crucial English Top Division Match The former manager's time at the Red Devils is considered by many to have been a notable letdown. Looking at the numbers, his record is remarkable for all the wrong factors. During the contemporary football age, not a single Man Utd boss has recorded a lower points average, nor secured a final position as poor as the 15th spot. Looking deeper into history, you have to revisit the manager Frank O'Farrell in 1972 to find a Red Devils' gaffer who was defeated in a higher percentage of matches. Furthermore, he famously etched his name in the team's history by enduring a loss in a final to Tottenham Hotspur, namely Ange Postecoglou's iteration of Spurs. Life, but, is seldom that simple. Regardless of the criticism of his favored system, he exits a club in a much stronger position than that which he inherited. Months ago, following a defeat of Brighton, Welbeck reported that his colleagues were lauding their opponents as the best side they had played against in some time. The football in a exhilarating high-scoring tie with Bournemouth was equally hopeful and exciting. While it is hard to contest the termination—especially given it was allegedly sparked by his comments about bosses with poorer records—his exit was in the end hindered by awful luck. Had fitness issues for vital personnel not happened at the same time as the unavailability of other pivotal figures, he could still be in the job—perhaps even. Fresh Start for United Consequently, the interim boss Fletcher steps into a fairly stable state of affairs. Key players like Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes, and Kobbie Mainoo are back to fitness, while Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo will in the near future be back from the African tournament. Merely prudent husbandry of this talented group should be adequate to guarantee a top-five finish and, with it, continental football for the following term—in all likelihood in the elite European Cup. Burnley's Daunting Challenge Burnley, though, are unlikely to make things easy. Despite having only a dozen points and suffering defeats in 3 of their previous five games, their performances have at times been better than the scorelines show. Boss Parker will surely have his side revved up to attack United who are expected to field an XI that has never played together, deployed in a system they have gone without for more than a year. Match begins: 8:15 in the evening GMT.