Who was United's Man of the Match against Burnley?

Saturday 23 September 2023 22:54

Manchester United defeated Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor on Saturday evening, courtesy of Bruno Fernandes's stunning first-half volley.

Both the Reds and the Clarets came into the fixture in need of an important three points and the early stages indicated that it would be a cagey affair.

After Jonny Evans saw a header ruled out for offside, the defender turned provider for Bruno's stunning volley - a strike that ended up being the difference between the two sides.

Following the match, we asked our fans to vote for their standout performer, and one player won by a landslide.

Who was United's star man against Burnley?poll

Who was United's star man against Burnley?

Unsurprisingly, Bruno was the overwhelming victor in our fan poll, getting 52 per cent of the vote.

Our skipper led by example throughout and, when the sides looked set to go in at the break level, he connected superbly with Evans's long-range pass to volley United into the lead.

He had also had a chance to open the scoring before that and appeared to relish operating from the right side of midfield.

Second in our poll was Evans, who provided that great assist for Bruno's volley and also saw a goal chalked off himself.

The defender was making his 200th United appearance and looked as assured as ever as the Reds kept a clean sheet and rarely looked shaky at the back.

The Northern Ireland international was substituted in the 89th minute and was beaming at full-time as his team-mates saw out the victory.

Twenty-seven per cent of our supporters said Jonny should have won Man of the Match.

The only other Red to get double figures is Hannibal, who impressed on his second-ever Premier League start and gained 11 per cent of the vote.

Energetic as ever, the Tunisia midfielder hassled and harried his Burnley counterparts and was instrumental in regaining possession and starting United attacks.

But, following yet another match-winning performance, Fernandes is the player who wins our Man of the Match award.

Congratulations, Bruno!

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