The first game of the post-Ruben Amorim era at Man United begins with a trip to strugglers Burnley.
Darren Fletcher becomes the latest United legend to step into the breach on an interim basis and will know that a win is needed to calm the storm around the club.
Against Scott Parker's injury and AFCON-hit side, he has a near-perfect first chance to get off to a dream start. The Clarets are winless in their last 11 games, picking up just two points in that time.
Can Fletcher kick off with a win or will Burnley add to United's Premier League woes? AllSportsPeople brings you our complete betting preview for the match.
Burnley vs. Man Utd Prediction: Who Will Win?
Before we give our prediction for the game, let's look at the managerial record of Darren Fletcher, the 'interim' boss until the club appoints a caretaker for the rest of the season.
| Darren Fletcher Record | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses |
| Man United Under-18's | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
This might be Fletcher's first-ever game in senior management but he could hardly have picked a more suitable opponent to stake his claim for the rest of the season.
With the likely new manager bounce that we have seen under previous legends and the switch to four at the back, United's quality should prove too much for a struggling and injury-hit Burnley side.
A rare clean sheet may also come for the new man in the dugout.
Score Prediction: Burnley 0-2 Man United (7.77 with Dafabet)
Head-to-Head: Burnley vs. Man United
- The two clubs have met on 93 occasions with United holding the win advantage 43 to 30.
- Burnley won their first-ever Premier League era home game against United in August 2009 but have not beaten them at Turf Moor since.
- Bruno Fernandes scored the winner in the club's last meeting back in August as well as on United's last trip to Burnley in September 2023.
Burnley vs. Man United: Form Guide
Burnley – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Brighton 2-0 Burnley (Premier League)
- Burnley 1-3 Newcastle (Premier League)
- Burnley 0-0 Everton (Premier League)
- Bournemouth 1-1 Burnley (Premier League)
- Burnley 2-3 Fulham (Premier League)
Man United – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Leeds 1-1 Man United (Premier League)
- Man United 1-1 Wolves (Premier League)
- Man United 1-0 Newcastle (Premier League)
- Aston Villa 2-1 Man United (Premier League)
- Man United 4-4 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Burnley vs. Man United Betting Tips
We've put forward three betting angles for tonight's game:
- Given our 0-2 score prediction, both teams not to score is the obvious first tip here.
- With a low-scoring affair also tipped, under 2.5 goals looks solid.
- It would be typical for Benjamin Sesko to end his drought in the first game post-Amorim.
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Burnley vs. Man United Team News, Injury List
Burnley Team News
- To add to Parker's woes, he is without nine players at the moment due to injury and Africa Cup of Nations duty.
- The potential return of Maxime Esteve to the defence would be a big boost to the struggling side.
Man United Team News
- Fletcher confirmed in his first press conference that Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount are fit but the United captain is the one more likely to start.
- Fernandes will probably come in for Leny Yoro as United move away from 3-4-3 and into a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation.
Burnley vs. Man United Lineups: Predicted Starting XI’s
This is how we think the two teams will line up at Turf Moor with Bruno Fernandes returning to the Manchester United lineup and Maxime Esteve coming back in for Burnley.
Burnley predicted lineup to play Man United
Dubravka (GK) – Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Pires – Ugochukwu, Florentino, Laurent – Edwards, Broja, Anthony
- Out: Cullen, Amdouni, Roberts, Worrall, Flemming, Beyer (all injury), Hannibal, Tuanzebe, Foster (AFCON)
- Doubtful: Esteve
- Suspension: N/A
Man United predicted lineup to play Burnley
Lammens (GK) – Dalot, Heaven, Martinez, Shaw – Ugarte, Casemiro, Fernandes – Dorgu, Cunha, Sesko
- Out: Maguire, De Ligt, Mainoo (all injury), Mazraoui, Amad, Mbeumo (all AFCON)
- Doubtful: Fernandes, Mount
- Suspension: N/A
Burnley vs. Man United Odds
- Burnley to win: 5.27 with Dafabet
- Man United to win: 1.68
- Draw: 3.96
Burnley vs. Man United TV Channel, Live Stream
- Date: Thursday, January 8
- Venue: Turf Moor, Burnley
- Time: 1:45 a.m IST
- TV/Stream: JioHotstar