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#2 Defensive mistakes proved costly again

Pereira was at fault for Burnley's opening goal

Manchester United are sixth in the league primarily due to their weak defence. The quality United got up front could easily score three-four goals against any opposition, but their vulnerability in defence worried Jose Mourinho at the start of the campaign and is still haunting the club under Solskjaer.

The Red Devils were able to maintain clean sheets away from home, but at Old Trafford, it's been hard to keep teams out. Burnley had a game plan today which they executed correctly helped by some defensive mistakes from the home side.

First, it was Pereira in the midfield, who lost his footing and gave away the ball near his penalty area which Barnes dispatched beautifully past David De Gea. Again, towards the fag end of the match, Wood got a clear header on goal with no United defenders near him to double Burnley's lead. If United doesn't sort their defence out, it would be hard to finish in the top four at the end of the season.