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Sports News of Thursday, 23 January 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Shambolic Man. Utd. suffers 2-0 home defeat to Burnley

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It is yet another nightmare at the Theatre of Dreams, as Burnley defeated Manchester United 2-0 in Wednesday's Premier League clash.

United could have moved to within three points of Chelsea in fourth with a win but Chris Wood (39) and a stunning effort from Jay Rodriguez (56) further dented their hopes of climbing the league. [Sky]

United are now without a goal after 2 back-to-back 2-0 PL defeats at the hands of both Liverpool and Burnley.

United, who could have been 3 points behind 4th placed Chelsea now remain 6 points behind as their poor run continues.

According to Optajoe, since Ole Gunnar Solskjær was made permanent manager in March, Manchester United have lost more Premier League games (12) than they have won (11). Nosedive."

It was the third season in a row Burnley had gone 2-0 up at Old Trafford, but for the first time they hung on for all three points, BBC reported.

Burnley climb to 13th, seven points clear of the relegation zone.