Impressive Pogba Sends Man Utd Top

Manchester United exposed a three-point lead near the top of the Premier Group standings with a 1-0 success over Burnley in Turf Moor on Tuesday evening.

There have been two alterations to the United team. Nemanja Matic and Edinson Cavani were named in the beginning line-up, while Scott McTominay and Fred dropped to the bench.

Straight from the start, Matt Lowton launched an extended pass forwards which Harvey Barnes could nod straight down. Robbie Brady latched onto the loose ball and fired over the bar from the border of the box.

Luke Shaw found a yard of space down the left flank found in the 17th minute and drove a minimal cross into the box. Bruno Fernandes fulfilled the delivery pursuing Martial’s smart dummy, and fired a first-time shot right at Pope.

Burnley shed the ball deep inside their own half in the 25th minute following a throw-found in. Matic enjoyed a first-time pass in to the route of Martial, who curled a left-footed hit fractionally huge of Pope’s far post from the edge of the penalty place.

Martial went for the spectacular on the stroke of half-time and somehow Pope tipped it more than the bar. The Frenchman curled a well-struck effort from array towards the top-right part, that your Burnley goalkeeper scrambled across to steer behind for a part.

In the 52nd minute, Pogba drove the visitors up the discipline with a powerful manage, before laying it off to Fernandes. The Portuguese midfielder steered the enjoy out left for Martial, and somehow Cavani could easily get enough contact on the Frenchman’s cross, and Pope gathered it from close range.

Pogba broke the deadlock found in the 71st minute. After starting the maneuver, the Frenchman drove towards the border of the box to meet up Rashford’s cross from the proper. On the volley, Pogba lashed the ball goalwards, it deflected off Lowton, and flew beyond Pope.

Some smart link-up play on the edge of the hosts’ penalty area saw Pogba thread a go through for Martial. The Frenchman had taken one way too many touches prior to going for goal, allowing Mee to receive across and generate a vital block.

James Tarkowski had a good glorious prospect to snatch a spot for the Clarets found in the primary minute of stoppage period. After numerous ricochets in and around the United box pursuing McNeil’s cross from the kept, the loose ball fell to Tarkowski inches away from goal, although he didn't satisfy it cleanly and tamely knocked his effort into the floor.