Premiership · Matchday 32

Manchester United v Burnley

3–1

HT 0–0

Sunday 18th April 2021 · Old Trafford · Att: Behind closed doors

Manchester United beat Burnley 3–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 18th April 2021 in the Premiership. Mason Greenwood (48', 84') and Edinson Cavani (90'+3') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Jonathan Moss.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
26' Aaron Wan-Bissaka
45' Edinson Cavani for Fred
Half Time 0–0
48' Mason Greenwood Assist: Marcus Rashford 1–0
50' James Tarkowski Assist: Ashley Westwood 1–1
57' Jack Cork
83' Donny van de Beek for Rashford
84' Mason Greenwood Assist: Paul Pogba 2–1
89' James Tarkowski
90+3' Edinson Cavani Assist: Donny van de Beek 3–1
Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

Mason Greenwood scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.
A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
Mason Greenwood's brace took him to 9 in 2020-2021 and 26 for United.
Edinson Cavani's 10th goal of 2020-2021, and his 10th for United.

69%

Possession

4-2-3-1

Formation

Jonathan Moss

Referee

Harry Maguire

Captain

Starting XI

Player

11 Mason Greenwood 48', 84'

17 Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues

Substitutes

45' for Fred

90'+3

Donny van de Beek

83' for Rashford

Burnley Lineup

4-5-1

Starting XI

2 Matthew Lowton RB

3 Charlie Taylor LB

4 Jack Cork CM-L

5 James Tarkowski CD-R ⚽

6 Ben Mee CD-L

7 Jóhann Gudmundsson RM

8 Josh Brownhill RCF

9 Chris Wood F

11 Dwight McNeil LM

15 Bailey Peacock-Farrell G

18 Ashley Westwood CM-R

Substitutes

16 Dale Stephens

19 Jay Rodríguez on

23 Erik Pieters

25 Will Norris

26 Phil Bardsley

27 Matej Vydra on

31 Richard Nartey

34 Jimmy Dunne

38 Lewis Richards

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC

Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United

OPP

Sean Dyche

Burnley

Match Information

Man Utd

4-2-3-1

Formation

Burnley

4-5-1

Man Utd Burnley

69%

Possession

31%

2.7

Expected Goals (xG)

0.9

Shots

Shots on Target

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Big Chances

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

7.60

Avg Player Rating

6.50

25.3

Avg Age

28.5

United vs Burnley History

Meeting 132 of 139

139

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

240

Goals For

195

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 10th September 1892. After this match United had played Burnley 132 times: 64W 23D 45L.

28 Dec 2019 W 2–0 PL 22 Jan 2020 L 0–2 PL 12 Jan 2021 W 1–0 PL

18 Apr 2021 W 3–1 This match

30 Dec 2021 W 3–1 PL 8 Feb 2022 D 1–1 PL 21 Dec 2022 W 2–0 LC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	69	41	14	14	151	82	59.4
Away	70	27	12	31	89	113	38.6

All 139 meetings with Burnley →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →