Manchester United continued their charge towards a place in the Top 4, as they ran out 2-0 winners over Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday.
Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney were the heroes for Manchester United on Sunday, as they beat Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor, thereby closing the gap on fourth-placed city rivals Manchester City to one point.
Martial opened the scoring for Manchester United midway through the first half as he set off on an electric counter attack before releasing Herrera on the edge of the box. The Spaniard set Martial up with an inch perfect pass and he made no error in dinking the ball over Tom Heaton.
Wayne Rooney then doubled the advantage in the 39th minute, as he scored his first goal since January in scrambled fashion. Manchester United retained the majority of the control in the remainder of the match to seal off the win over Sean Dyche’s men.
Here are the best tweets emerging in the aftermath of the match
✅ Three points
✅ @WayneRooney & @AnthonyMartial back in the goals
✅ Clean sheet for @D_DeGeaA good day for #MUFC! pic.twitter.com/O36WnBpt99
— Marathonbet Man Utd (@MbetManUtd) April 23, 2017
Burnley 0-2 Man Utd FT:
Shots: 5-9
Pass accuracy: 73%-81%
Chances created: 4-9
Possession: 46%-54%One point behind Man City in fourth. pic.twitter.com/6CUPE47BWQ
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 23, 2017
Man Utd are on the longest unbeaten run (23) in Europe’s top five leagues:
DWDDDWWWWWWDDDWWDWDDWWW
Goals: 37
Conceded: 12
Clean sheets: 10 pic.twitter.com/YMPL33RIuI— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 23, 2017
That was the Manchester United of old, that.
— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) April 23, 2017
@AlexShawESPN We are a 3-4 players away from being back to challenging on all fronts. Roll on next season!
— Andrew Ryan (@AndrewRyan_) April 23, 2017
In Manchester United’s last two Premier League games, their opponents have not registered a single shot on target.
— ㅤ (@TheUtdReview) April 23, 2017
@ManUtd Another win for the best manager in the league. 23 games unbeaten now. José Mourinho’s Red Army. pic.twitter.com/sfsd6ORSpM
— MUFC:Khaled Alghaith (@engkhaled91) April 23, 2017
Wayner Rooney and Anthony Martial were the toast of the town as the struggling duo led Manchester United to the win:
Anthony Martial’s game by numbers vs. Burnley:
100% shot accuracy
4 take-ons
2 chances created
2 crosses
2 shots
1 goalTaking his chance. pic.twitter.com/lneE25uVhf
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 23, 2017
Anthony Martial has completed as many take-ons (4) as the rest of the Man Utd side combined against Burnley so far.
The main outlet. pic.twitter.com/tnf9Wv90DM
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 23, 2017
@ManUtd @AnthonyMartial Martial will do the same against Celta Vigo pic.twitter.com/rFN9U829QJ
— Nabeel Hashmi (@HashmeNabeel) April 23, 2017
@ManUtd @WayneRooney Love him… all true Reds do… need a statue already… overhead kick in bronze against (lost today against Arsenal) has my vote! ??
— N-Trance (@ntrance) April 23, 2017
That’s a darn fine goal from Martial. Sense Manchester United will be genuine title challengers next season.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 23, 2017
Pogba beautiful pass to play Martial and Rooney with 251 ?
— Jose ‘Judas’ fan (@SemperFiUnited) April 23, 2017
Martial starting off in central areas then drifting out wide >>> Martial waiting for the ball out wide and cutting in near the halfway line
— ㅤㅤㅤ (@AaronMancz) April 23, 2017
FT: Burnley 0-2 United. Glad to see the Rooney back in action with a goal. 3 points. Job done. Adding to the pressure on the top 4. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/I4VLp7QH93
— Busby Bulletin (@BusbyBulletin) April 23, 2017
Martial brilliantly took his chance and was deservedly awarded Man of the Match. Great to see him when he’s at his best. Immense talent.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) April 23, 2017
3 pts at a tough away ground.
Goals for Martial & Wazza .
Only a point behind 4th.
Bring on City !I will be a happy tourist in DC today?
— Sadikshya Bhandari (@Sadikshya_) April 23, 2017
Wayne Rooney has now scored 2 goals from his last 4 shots on target in the Premier League.
Poacher’s goal. pic.twitter.com/sNKxcs5iSZ
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 23, 2017
2️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ goals and counting for #MUFC. ? pic.twitter.com/J4Oe0QNXxE
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 23, 2017
— Aditya Rathod (@aditya_reds) April 23, 2017
Anthony Martial answers Jose’s call.
Wayne Rooney still knows where the goal is.
Manchester United are on the march.— Oche George ™ (@Scarfy04) April 23, 2017
@ManUtd @WayneRooney Legend pic.twitter.com/guLTkc8jrP
— Guillermo (@gcwrm10) April 23, 2017
