Burnley 1-1 Man Utd: Rodriguez cancels out Pogba goal, bottom club earn 1 point

Manchester United dropped out of the top four after bottom club Burnley came from behind to draw 1-1 at Turf Moor.

Paul Pogba had put Ralf Rangnick's team ahead in a first half that they dominated but Jay Rodriguez's fine goal soon after the break earned Sean Dyche's side their point.

United, with Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, were left to rue missed opportunities as they drop out of the Champions League places following West Ham's victory against Watford.

Burnley remain bottom but if they are able to show the fighting spirit personified by new signing Wout Weghorst then they will remain hopeful they can stay up.

Man Utd fail to sustain strong start

In his first Premier League appearance since October, Pogba produced an expert finish from Luke Shaw's low cross to underline United's obvious superiority early on.

United also had two goals disallowed either side of Pogba's opener. A VAR call for an offside by the interfering Harry Maguire ruled out Raphael Varane's header.

Later in the first half, Josh Brownhill deposited Marcus Rashford's cross beyond his own goalkeeper but was spared because of a foul by Pogba moments earlier.

It required an astonishing save from Nick Pope to deny Edinson Cavani from point-blank range and keep Burnley in the game going into the second half.

For 45 minutes, it was United at their fluent best with Jadon Sancho's combination play with Shaw looking particularly promising. The fact they could not sustain it will be a concern.

Even the introduction of Ronaldo was not enough to find the breakthrough. In fact, Pope had far less to do in the second half even as United pushed hard in the closing stages.

Can Burnley beat the drop?

It was a moment of magic from Weghorst that turned the game.

Rodriguez's finish was cute but the build-up play from Weghorst was even better, twisting and turning away from Maguire before having the awareness to feed his strike partner.

The Netherlands international almost put Burnley ahead soon after with David de Gea needing to claw away his fierce shot from distance. He has the quality to help save Burnley.

What's next?

Liverpool are the visitors to Turf Moor on Sunday when they face Burnley; kick-off 2pm.

Meanwhile, Manchester United host Southampton on Saturday; kick-off 12.30pm.

Line-ups

Burnley XI: Pieters, Jay Rodriguez, Westwood, Mee, Tarkowski, Pope, Weghorst, Cornet, Brownhill, C. Roberts, McNeil

Subs: Lennon, Bardsley, Hennessey, Cork, Barnes, Stephens, Kevin Long, Lowton, N. Collins

Man Utd XI: Cavani, De Gea, Varane, Pogba, Maguire, Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot, Rashford, Sancho, McTominay

Subs: Ronaldo, Mata, Matic, Jones, Lindelof, Lingard, Dean Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, A. Elanga