Darren Fletcher was denied victory in his first sport as Manchester United’s interim head coach as Jaidon Anthony’s spectacular striker earned Burnley a 2-2 draw.
Benjamin Sesko’s second-half brace had turned the sport round after Ayden Heaven’s unlucky personal aim at Turf Moor however the Premier League strugglers discovered an equaliser as United missed the possibility to go fourth simply two days after Ruben Amorim’s sacking.
Burnley didn’t have a shot on course within the first half however they didn’t want one to steer on the break, Bashir Humphreys’ cross deflected past Senne Lammens after taking a depraved deflection off the unlucky Ayden Heaven that noticed the ball loop into the online.
United, enjoying in a 4-2-3-1 formation, had ample alternatives to degree it up earlier than the interval however Sesko had a hat-trick of probabilities saved by Martin Dubravka. Humphreys and Maxime Esteve cleared efforts off the road. Lisandro Martinez had a aim disallowed.
Fletcher switched Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes on the interval, the change reaping dividends with the skipper threaded a move by for Sesko to complete emphatically. The Slovenian then transformed Patrick Dorgu’s cross for a second aim.
Credit score to Burnley for locating a response due to Anthony, the substitute reducing in on his left foot and firing an unstoppable shot excessive past Lammens. United teenager Shea Lacey nearly responded in form however noticed his effort come again off the bar.
As an alternative, it’s a third straight draw for United – towards Wolves, Leeds and Burnley. Fletcher was serenaded by the away assist, however, as Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada seemed on. A time of change off the pitch however one other robust outcome on it.
Fletcher: Sesko ‘greatest constructive’
Man Utd interim head coach Darren Fletcher on Benjamin Sesko:
“I sat down with him yesterday and showed him videos of his movement and how the opportunities are going to come, to just keep believing, keep making the runs.
“The remainder of the group must search for him extra as nicely. And like with all strikers, when you get that first aim, you hit the again of the online, it builds your confidence and hopefully it begins flowing for him from there.
“Everyone can see his qualities, I thought he was fantastic tonight, he led the line really well and maybe he could have gone on and had a hat-trick as well.
“It is an actual constructive night time for him and undoubtedly most likely the most important constructive for the night time actually, his two objectives, and hopefully that is good for Manchester United’s future.”
‘Sesko not good enough for Man Utd’
Tim Sherwood speaking to Sky Sports:
“The constructive is Sesko scoring. Hopefully he will get some confidence. It is taken him six months to show up however I am happy for him.
“He’s had a tough run and I’d have had him off the pitch at half-time, never to wear a Manchester United shirt again. I stand by what I said, he’s not good enough to play for Manchester United.
“He is turned up for one sport towards Burnley who’re going to get relegated. Hopefully we begin seeing one thing completely different from him.”
Parker: Massive point for us
Burnley boss Scott Parker speaking in the press conference:
“The whole lot I demanded of the group and the group demanded of themselves was there. I needed a response. We have been bitterly disenchanted by the general efficiency and what we produced at Brighton. This was getting again to what we have to deliver to a Premier League sport of soccer.
“We started the game really well and to go 2-1 down, we needed a reaction and we produced that. It was an improvement for us as a team and overall a massive point for us and more importantly the character of the team in adversity, they stood up and got a result. It is definitely a stepping stone.”
