30/08/14 – PREMIER LEAGUE – BURNLEY 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED – A very dull affair back in August was a reflection of the sluggish start made by United to the season, the only highlight being Angel Di Maria making his debut, we saw him in a United shirt for the first time but Danny Welbeck in one for the last. Burnley were very compact, deserved the point and could have won the game themselves in one of their first Premier League games in 4 years.
16/01/10 – PREMIER LEAGUE – MANCHESTER UNITED 3-0 BURNLEY – United had to wait a good hour to break down relegation threatened Burnley at Old Trafford. Goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney and one from Mame Biram Diouf, his only goal for the club, sealed in the end, a comfortable win. Brian Laws took charge of Burnley for the first time, but they ended up going down under him. United finished the season a single point behind title winners Chelsea.
19/08/09 – PREMIER LEAGUE – BURNLEY 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED – United were beaten at newly promoted Burnley, managed by Owen Coyle, and playing in their first premiership season after going up via the play offs. It was the second league game of the season, Burnley’s first top flight home game in 33 years. Robbie Blake hit a memorable winner, a terrific volley. United missed a penalty, Michael Carrick seeing his effort saved by Brian Jensen, a night to forget for the reds, a night to remember for the clarets.
03/12/02 – LEAGUE CUP – BURNLEY 0-2 MANCHESTER UNITED – United booked a place in the League Cup quarter finals with a comfortable win over the then Championship side. Goals from Diego Forlan and Ole Solskjaer sealed the passage. Forlan believe it or not was bang in form, fresh from scoring 2 goals at Anfield. He would then score the winner in the next round versus Chelsea and United reached the final of the competition, but went down 2-0 to Liverpool in Cardiff.
09/10/1984 – LEAGUE CUP – BURNLEY 0-3 MANCHESTER UNITED – Another League Cup game, but this time 18 years earlier. The Round 2 second leg match saw the reds comfortable 3-0 winners, cruising through 7-0 on aggregate after a 4 goal first leg win at Old Trafford. 2 goals from Alan Brazil and one from Jesper Olsen were the difference. United went out in the next round, losing 2-1 at home to Everton, but the reds got revenge, beating the Toffees 1-0 in the FA Cup final the same season.
CLASSIC ENCOUNTER – 26/12/63 – DIVISION 1 – BURNLEY 6-1 MANCHESTER UNITED – Let’s hope there’s no repeat of this on Wednesday. You may have seen a picture of the classic Boxing Day results from 1963, with goals flying in everywhere and massive score lines. United were involved, getting thrashed 6-1 by the Clarets. David Herd scored United’s goal. The reds got their revenge though, beating Burnley 5-1 at Old Trafford just 2 days later, with the great George Best getting on the score sheet. United finished the season second, 4 points behind… Liverpool.
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