Burnley 0-2 Manchester United: 5 men who were brilliant for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Modified Dec 30, 2019 12:39 GMT

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#4 Andreas Pereira

After a decent outing against Newcastle, Andreas Pereira was one of the players retained for the game against the Clarets. The Brazilian’s aggression has been one of the highlights of his game this season; he had taken the game to the Magpies in midweek in the No. 10 role.

Pereira started the game against Burnley in the same position and implemented a high press right from the start of the game. The Brazilian was a bundle of energy in the opposition half and showed great desire to close down the Burnley backline.

With the ball at his feet, Pereira displayed impressive composure and created quite a few chances for his team. The Brazilian ended the game having attempted 42 passes with 74% accuracy, and registered a game-high four key passes.

Just before the break, his desire and hunger finally bore fruit for his team.

With Charlie Taylor on the ball, Pereira sniffed an opportunity to stifle the left-back. He harrowed the Englishman into submission, won back the ball and then sent in a wonderful ball to Martial. The Frenchman scored and gave United the lead.

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