League Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Burton Albion
4–1
HT 3–0
Manchester United beat Burton Albion 4–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 20th September 2017 in the League Cup. Marcus Rashford (5', 17'), Jesse Lingard (36') and Anthony Martial (60') scored for United. United were captained by Michael Carrick, and the referee was Graham Scott.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Marcus Rashford 1–0
- 17' Marcus Rashford 2–0
- 36' Jesse Lingard 3–0
- 42' Hope Akpan
- 45' Luke Shaw for Mata
- Half Time 3–0
- 60' Anthony Martial 4–0
- 64' Scott McTominay for Rashford
- 71' Stephen Warnock
- 78' Joel Pereira for Romero
- 90+1' Lloyd Dyer 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
69%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Graham Scott
Referee
Michael Carrick
Captain
Starting XI
Burton Albion Lineup
Starting XI
4 Jamie Allen CM-R
6 Ben Turner CD-L
8 Matthew Lund RB
11 Lloyd Dyer LB ⚽
12 Tom Flanagan CD-R
13 Connor Ripley G
15 Tom Naylor CD
16 Luke Varney CF-L
19 Matthew Palmer CM-L
20 Joe Mason CF-R
21 Hope Akpan CM
Substitutes
3 Stephen Warnock on
5 Kyle McFadzean
7 Luke Murphy on
9 Sean Scannell
10 Lucas Akins on
17 Marvin Sordell
24 Harry Campbell
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Nigel Clough
Burton Albion
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Burton Albion
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United vs Burton Albion History
Meeting 3 of 3
3
Played
2
Won
1
Drawn
0
Lost
9
Goals For
1
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Sunday 8th January 2006.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 →