Fletcher's man crash out of FA Cup
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At the end of a week that saw the storied Premier League team and 13-time FA Cup winner fire head coach Ruben Amorim, the loss at Old Trafford has likely consigned United to another trophyless season and was greeted with loud jeers from the home crowd.
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Darren Fletcher's first game in charge of Manchester United was entertaining but a bit too familiar as the Red Devils drew bottom-three Burnley 2-2 at Turf Moor.
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Wednesday night’s short trip to Turf Moor was ultimately more of the same for Manchester United. Manchester United had to settle for a draw against a struggling Burnley side at Turf Moor in the Premier League, ultimately unable to see out the game after taking the lead in the second half.
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Ayden Heaven turned into his own net from a Bashir Humphreys cross to give Burnley a 13th-minute lead. But Benjamin Sesko turned the match on its head with two goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half, and United looked in a strong position to win the game.
Fletcher, United’s former technical director, an academy coach and the current U18s manager, faced the media on Tuesday evening for the first time in his new role, less than 24 hours after Amorim was squeezed out of Old Trafford after disagreement with the club’s hierarchy.
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Kobbie Mainoo starts only his second game of the season for Manchester United, as Casemiro is on the bench. Luke Shaw misses out altogether as interim boss Darren Fletcher makes three changes. The only game Shaw has missed so far this season is the EFL Cup defeat at Grimsby in August.