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It doesn't say much that eight-and-a-half months after he punched Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic in the face - and somehow got away with it - Andre Onana did virtually the same thing against Burnley.

Onana was responsible for Manchester United being in front, thanks to his two first-half saves to deny Lyle Walker.

So the fact that the Cameroon international cost his team a win is frustrating.

But, after improving so much since his return from the Africa Cup of Nations, Onana must take this significant negative out of his game.

It is as though when he sees the ball, he goes for it and either loses concentration or just misreads the situation.

This time, he did not get away with it. He was rightfully punished.

But Onana cannot afford it to happen again.

Here are the key facts and figures following Saturday’s game between Manchester United and Burnley in the Premier League.

• Manchester United have only lost one of their last 17 Premier League games against Burnley (2-0 at Old Trafford in January 2020). However, they have now failed to win five of their past seven at home against the Clarets (W2 D4 L1).

• After starting 2024 with five defeats in their first seven Premier League games (D2), Burnley have only lost one of their past eight matches in the competition (W2 D5).

• Manchester United have failed to win five of their past six Premier League games (W1 D4 L1), conceding 12 goals in total during this period.

• Antony scored just his second Premier League goal at Old Trafford, and his first goal in 26 home matches, since netting against Arsenal on his debut in the competition in September 2022.

• Zeki Amdouni scored the latest Premier League penalty (87th minute) against Manchester United at Old Trafford since Leighton Baines for Everton in December 2006 (92nd minute).

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been speaking to Sky Sports following the draw: "A strong start to the game, loads of chances, then we lost in control in the second part of the first half when Burnley came back in the game and had some chances. The second half was all ours and we are in a winning position, but we gave the game away at the end.

"Very frustrated, it shouldn't happen. You put yourself in difficult positions. Over many phases of the game we did very good, so at the end we have to take the three points and the clean sheet. We gave it away again at the end.

"We put ourselves in a winning position by playing some good football, creating loads of chances, and then to give it away in the final minutes is so unnecessary."

On whether the dropped points have been down to bad luck or mentality: "Both. We have not been lucky with the refereeing in recent weeks. We have conceded so many penalties - this one is justified but other ones [aren't]. If you make [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka in the final a penalty, then what is this [Alejandro Garnacho penalty claim]? Where is the consistency?

"We have to look in the mirror. We made a mistake, but you take responsibility. They should understand what it means for a team and for a manager."

Zeki Amdouni scored a late penalty for Burnley as Manchester United were held to a draw at Old Trafford.

Antony had given the hosts the lead, intercepting a pass and running through to slot in for his first league goal of the season.

Andre Onana then gave away a penalty with three minutes remaining, clattering into Amdouni when attempting to gather a cross.

Amdouni put the spot-kick in the bottom corner to earn Burnley what may prove to be a crucial point in their survival bid.

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.

For this weekend's games, he takes on Andy Bell and Steve Queralt from Ride, who support Arsenal and Tottenham.

Sutton's predictions: 2-1

Manchester United never seem to make things easy for themselves, as they showed again in midweek.

The one time I predict them to win a game, against bottom side Sheffield United, they ended up going behind twice before turning it around.

Burnley have given themselves a chance of staying up and, if you look at their recent performances, they have been pretty consistent.

The Clarets' results have improved too - they have only lost one of their past seven games, and would have picked up more than 10 points if not for some costly goalkeeper errors.

So, they will be up for this one, and they already gave United a close game at Turf Moor earlier in the season, when they lost out to a brilliant Bruno Fernandes volley.

I don't always agree with Fernandes' antics, but he is such an important player for Erik ten Hag's side. After rescuing them against the Blades on Wednesday, he will probably help them get over the line in this game too.

Steve's prediction: 2-0

United are so unpredictable - but they are at home and I actually think Burnley are done for, in terms of relegation, so it could be quite comfortable for them.

Andy's prediction: 0-0

That's interesting. I should caveat all of this by saying I have no idea about football really, I just like going to watch Arsenal. Having said that, I know United have been up and down so I am going to back Burnley to follow up their big win from last week and hold them off here.

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Erik ten Hag says he has "a lot of sympathy" for Marcus Rashford, but conceded the 26-year-old "can do better" for Manchester United.

The Red Devils are unlikely to qualify for the Champions League next season after dropping seven points against Chelsea, Liverpool and Bournemouth this month.

After a positive message of support from a fan account on X, Rashford spoke out on the criticism he has faced on social media this season, writing: "I appreciate your support! It is abuse and has been for months. Enough is enough."

Ten Hag lent his support to Rashford in his pre-match news conference before the game against Burnley on Saturday.

"I have a lot of sympathy for Rashy," he said. "Last year, he had a brilliant season. I think it was the best season in his career. He scored 30 goals, so there you can see what he is capable of.

"This season, he hasn't given the performances and then people are very critical.

"I think we have to back him. Everyone should back him and push him to get back to the levels he was at last year."

Rashford has eight goals and five assists in 40 appearances across all competitions this season, and faced boos from some supporters when he was substituted in Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final win over Coventry City.

"I think he needs support," Ten Hag added. "We all know what he is capable of, so we all have to support him but also push him.

"He can do better than he is doing this year - he showed that last year when he was really brilliant."

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been facing the media ahead of Saturday's game against Burnley at Old Trafford.

Reporters from The Sun, The Mirror the Manchester Evening News were in attendance but were not permitted to ask questions, after the United boss took exception to their criticism and coverage of their FA Cup semi-final against Coventry last week.

Here is what he had to say:

• Ten Hag offered his backing to Marcus Rashford: "Lot of sympathy for Rashy of course. Last year was a brilliant season - the best of his career - and you saw what he is capable of. This year he didn’t give performances and people [have been] very critical. I think we have to back him and push him to get back to the levels of last year."

• Mason Mount will return to the squad for the Burnley game, but otherwise it is the same personnel as against Sheffield United, so Rashford is unlikely to return.

• He thinks Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial are all likely to return from injury this season: "Yes, I think so. They returned, all three onto the pitch. Next week, they have to make a step into team training and we think they can be available for the last weeks. They are progressing well."

• He wants the team to be "better organised out of possession and play at a high intensity" between now and the end of the season. He also feels they have made huge progress in possession this season, and thinks it is "immense" how United have developed their attacking way of play.

• He wants his attacking players to contribute more discipline and put more pressure on the ball when the team are defending.

• On Burnley: "They play high intensity football and have changed their approach a little. They are now more in a survival mode and are doing pretty well. In the last couple of games, they have got good results and will be hard to beat."

• He believes the supporters have not turned against the players: "The fans are behind us always. We are back at Old Trafford and the reception on Wednesday was louder than I have heard. Away from home they are also always supportive and backing the team. There is a good connection between the team and the fans."

• He feels United have not been able to put in the performances they would like this season due to the number of players unavailable and believes the fans understand this.

• He denied players were playing for their futures: "No, we are playing for points to get the best position in the league and to win silverware."

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I thought Erik ten Hag's interview after the Sheffield United game was again very strange.

He said he did not really feel like his team were worried when Sheffield United took the lead and I was thinking, 'Well, everybody else seemed to be thinking they could actually lose the game'.

And he was asked if towards the end of that game if it is as good as his team have played and he said, "No, we played really well against Coventry for 70 minutes".

If that is the bar and that is the standard then certainly things have dropped at Manchester United and it is very concerning.

There is a lack of honesty from Ten Hag.

A win against Manchester City in the FA Cup final would be a great return and that could be the one big saver. Delivering another trophy, especially against City, would be a real plus point.

It would be a nice ending for Ten Hag - he could take something from his United tenure, but I just cannot see how it is possible for him to take the club forward.

I look at the structure, who has gone into the club and who is heading that way. I think Ten Hag would like more control and I do not believe with the new structure that he is the correct man to fit that at United going forward.

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Manchester United history maker Ethan Wheatley celebrated becoming the 250th Academy graduate to make his first-team debut for the Old Trafford club by going to school.

The 18-year-old striker was an injury-time replacement for Rasmus Hojlund in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Sheffield United.

It capped a remarkable week for Stockport-born Wheatley, who was on the bench for the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry at the weekend and then played a key role in United Under-18s Premier League Cup final win against Manchester City on Tuesday.

But it didn’t excuse him his studies as he aims to get an Extended Diploma in Marketing.

“He has been at school this morning,” said United’s head of academy, Nick Cox.

“When you are a youth team player, you are still of scholarship age and duty bound to continue with your education. He is in the upper sixth, so he has to stay at the school until the end of the year.

“He has been pestering us to come into school and get the education finished. He has never told me this but I would suspect one motive is that it would feel pretty good walking into school having just made your Manchester United debut. I don’t blame him for that.”

An England Under-17 international, Wheatley showed no fear during his brief time on the pitch at Old Trafford and is likely to keep his place in Erik ten Hag’s squad for Saturday’s Premier League encounter with Burnley.

It is a far cry from a trip to the Czech Republic as an 11-year-old recalled in a conversation between Cox and Neil Gittens, United’s head of player development for youngsters between the ages of nine and 12, in the wake of Wheatley’s senior bow.

“Neil and I took Ethan on a tour to the Czech Republic,” said Cox. “We were recalling how nervous and tearful he was about being away from home.

“He was a little bit overawed by the whole experience. We had to encourage him and coax him to play games. We were basically bribing him with chocolate pancakes. That feels like yesterday.”

Here is a selection of the key facts and figures before Manchester United host Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.

• Manchester United have lost just one of their past 16 Premier League games against Burnley and have scored three goals in all four of their home wins over the Clarets in the competition.

• The Reds Devils have never lost a Premier League home game against the previous season's second-tier champions - winning 24 and drawing seven of those 31 matches.

• Burnley have not kept a clean sheet in any of their past 16 league matches, while their 69 goals conceded this term is their second most in a campaign in the competition after 2009-10 (82).

• United have lost four league games in Saturday 15:00 kick-offs this season, as many as they had in the previous seven campaigns combined. In fact, they have never lost five games in this traditional kick-off slot in a Premier League season.

• As a player, Burnley boss Vincent Kompany won five of his nine Premier League away games against Manchester United (56%). He could become the third person to beat United at Old Trafford as both a player and a manager in the Premier League, after Steve Clarke and Mark Hughes.

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary of Man Utd v Burnley at 15:00 BST on Saturday

Crystal Palace's 22-year-old French winger Michael Olise would be open to a summer transfer to Manchester United. (90min), external

Manchester United are confident a bid of between £60-70m will be enough to sign 21-year-old English defender Jarrad Branthwaite before 30 June, allowing Everton to include the fee in their 2023-24 accounts and avoid any further points deductions. (Football Insider), external

Meanwhile, Manchester United could look to sign 22-year-old Spanish left-back Miguel Gutierrez from Girona, but they face competition from Arsenal and West Ham United. (GiveMeSport), external

Manchester United will also target a new centre-back, central midfielder and striker in the summer transfer window, with 28-year-old forward Anthony Martial among the players no longer part of the club's plans. (Football Insider), external

Ajax are interested in appointing former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter, who is also on Manchester United's list of potential replacements for Erik ten Hag. (Guardian), external

Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich are all interested in 25-year-old Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been contacted by Canada about leading the national team into the 2026 World Cup. (Standard), external

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace's Dougie Freedman is on Manchester United's shortlist to become their new sporting director. The former Scotland striker is also a target for Newcastle United. (Mail), external

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West Ham striker Michail Antonio has defended Manchester United and Erik ten Hag.

A lot of fans were left dissatisfied with the Red Devils' FA Cup semi-final performance against Coventry last Sunday after letting a three-goal lead slip to eventually progress on penalties.

They also fell behind twice to bottom side Sheffield United on Wednesday night at Old Trafford before eventually winning 4-2.

"In football, It doesn't matter how you do it as long as it gets done," Antonio told the Footballer's Football Podcast. "You can't tell me that Manchester United getting through [to the final] is terrible. Their job was to get to the final and they did it.

"At the end of the day, Manchester United are not the same as what Alex Ferguson was a part of. They've been struggling to find that form. He [Erik ten Hag] has got them to two finals in two years.

When challenged that as one of the biggest clubs in the world Manchester United should be aiming higher than reaching the FA Cup final, Antonio said: "Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday were all giants back in the day. All of these clubs have had moments. Manchester United had Sir Alex Ferguson and he was a great moment.

"They're obviously still a massive club, but they need to find a new formula and a new way to become the same team. You can't keep judging them on their history"

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