Man United vs Burnley

Join Phil Bird and and former Claret Dean Marney for pre-match build-up of the Clarets' Carabao Cup tie against Manchester United.

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Hello, and welcome to The Athletic's coverage of Manchester United vs Burnley in the Carabao Cup round of 16. United are bidding for a first trophy since ...

•2h ago Christian Eriksen is also someone who could start in tomorrow's match. It is still unknown when he will return to first-team training. Want to get into all the talking points ahead and through tonight's match? With a quarter-final spot on offer for the victor, who do you think will come out on top? One league defeat from their last seven games provides plenty of confidence heading into the busy post-World Cup schedule, but United have plenty to be optimistic about. They sit top after 23 games, three points ahead of Sheffield United. •1h ago (Photo: Getty Images) Despite a rocky start, Manchester United have recovered under Erik ten Hag and sit fifth in the Premier League. (Photo: Getty) Can they do it on a Wednesday night at Old Trafford, though?

Follow live updates from the round-of-16 tie, as United play their first competitive game since Cristiano Ronaldo's departure.

Several teams have already changed managers and there’s a lot to catch up on following the World Cup. They’re playing so nice, fluid and quality football in the Championship and seem to have regained a lot of their confidence. Manchester United will hope to sweep the Clarets aside and ease into the next round. Here’s a team-by-team look at where each club left off The word coming through is that Casemiro will start at centre-back tonight. It’s a packed house at Old Trafford with over 7000 Burnley fans in attendance tonight. He works it across to Casemiro, who is playing as a centre-back. Here’s a team-by-team look at the Premier League state of play as the action gets set to resume. “That in itself is more exciting for me, more than the fact we’re going to Old Trafford, it will be a test and we look forward to it.” As a former Manchester City captain, Vincent Kompany, has a rivalry with Manchester United but the Burnley coach insists tonight is not about his history against the Red Devils but is rather an opportunity for his players to play against one of the biggest clubs in Europe. There’s less than 15 minutes to go now until kick off. [Manchester United](/topic/manchester-united) take on [Burnley](/topic/burnley-fc) in the [Carabao Cup](/topic/carabao-cup) round of 16 tonight, as both sides take to the pitch for their first competitive fixture since the World Cup.

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Burnley are looking to win their first major trophy since they became champions of England in 1960. [Manchester United](https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchester-united) are in their famous red shirts, forcing Burnley out of their trademark claret and into second-choice sky blue. A reminder that they’ve already played two games since the post-World Cup restart, while United are going into tonight’s match cold. Garnacho nearly picking up where he left off at Fulham just before the break. 9 min: A one-on-one chance for Garnacho at Old Trafford … 12 min: Of course this MBM is more of a Clockwatch now, which inevitably means slightly reduced coverage of the United-Burnley game. He slightly miscontrols as he reaches the edge of the 19 min: Garnacho is clipped over as he makes his way down the left. The ball’s rolled infield for Brownhill, who tries to round Casemiro in order to enter the box. The ball ricochets off Rashford and loops back over the keeper’s head and towards the unguarded net. He takes his eye off a backpass and allows the ball to trundle under his foot and towards the open goal. “I’m struggling to think of a club that’s changed an entrenched style so radically from one season to the next.”

Follow live updates from Burnley's trip to Manchester United as the Carabao Cup returns following the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

120 mins from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' coverage of Manchester United's return to competitive action for the first time in almost six weeks. [#CarabaoCup] [pic.twitter.com/ANkMo4ymmu] [December 21, 2022] [#CarabaoCup] [pic.twitter.com/vYuub8EIu7] [December 21, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/zZ2ZhyzdsB] [December 21, 2022] [#CarabaoCup] [December 21, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/tXka2tTfmd] [December 21, 2022] 53 mins: Positive reaction from United, as Rashford holds it up and slips in McTominay, but his curled effort is well wide. [pic.twitter.com/1cotFeJUPR] [December 21, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/tM5uHVOkwL] [December 21, 2022] [#CarabaoCup] [pic.twitter.com/l0LRvzWZW5] [December 21, 2022] 0 2

The Red Devils return to competitive action after the World Cup break with a round of 16 Carabao Cup fixture against Championship leaders Burnley.

After this EFL Cup tie, the Red Devils face an action-packed festive period, with games coming thick and fast. They have performed admirably so far this campaign, and currently sit fifth in the Premier League table. Manchester United vs Burnley confirmed lineups