Manchester United fail to silence negative opinions in the stands during Burnley draw

In a week when Manchester United gagged journalists for airing a negative opinion, they could not silence their supporters after a negative result.

There were boos during this stalemate and boos at full-time. A Burnley analyst beat the desk sorrowfully at full-time. The second-from-bottom team racked up 16 efforts on the United goal and had as many memorable opportunities as their hosts. Burnley also completed 40 more passes.

Two draws and one win (excluding penalty shootouts) against the two poorest teams in the Premier League and a Championship side is an unflattering look for United and their embattled manager.

Mathematically, they could still qualify for the Champions League. United would have to win all of their remaining games, Aston Villa would have to lose all of theirs and there would have to be a 20-goal swing.

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Erik ten Hag was possibly the only person inside Old Trafford who would have started Antony over Amad. Ten Hag can feel a sense of vindication, if not celebration at the outcome. Antony claimed his first Premier League goal in 377 days.

It was shaping up to be another unconvincing United win. Four players eschewed the celebrations for Antony's goal in the 79th minute, such was the relief. That was short-lived as Burnley became the umpteenth team to score within ten minutes of United scoring this season.

Andre Onana got away with one in the opening game of the season but the Video Assistant Referee was not as forgiving when it reviewed his clumsy collision into Zeki Amdouni. United have conceded four penalties in their last five games.

Kobbie Mainoo's removal was loudly booed, with supporters possibly perplexed he