Burnley Breaks 41 Year Streak At The Expense Of Red Devils

A less than stellar start to the season for Man-U.

TSN courtesy of The Canadian Press reported:

Since Burnley was last in England's top division in 1975-76, the club had played United just three times. United had triumphed in each encounter -- all in the League Cup -- by a combined 9-0.

ESPN-SoccerNet stated:

Burnley celebrated a night they will never forget as veteran duo Robbie Blake and Brian Jensen emerged the heroes in a sensational 1-0 victory over Manchester United. Blake's name will go down as the matchwinner, and rightly so for a fine 18th-minute near post volley which flashed past Ben Foster after a sustained period of Clarets pressure.

But Jensen deserved equal billing for a superb penalty save to deny Michael Carrick an equaliser just before half-time.

Jensen then kept his cool during a tense second-half that United dominated, without ever looking likely to deny a team desperately trying to record their first top flight win since 1976.

Owen harshly had a goal ruled out for offside when he appeared to have timed his run onto Patrice Evra's through-ball to perfection before beating Jensen at the second attempt.

Is it too early in the Premiereship season to be concerned about lack of finishing?

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Red Devil Rooney Helps Kick Off The Quest For The Fourth Title!

Man-U's season got off on the right "foot" for the opening of the Premiereship season with a 1 nil victory over Birmingham. The quest is officially on for an unprecedented 4th consecutive title.

Fergie, for one, was happy to see of the Blues (click here for Sky Sports article).

"I think we did enough. We had clear possession of the ball, we had some good
opportunities, played some good football at times and, generally, I'm satisfied
with the result."

AlexMcLeish highlighted his thinking of the resemblance of Rooney to the likes of Figo and Zizou on Fox Sports.

"You can do one or two things in terms of the shape of the team but when he
drops into those little pockets, he is hard to pin down."

Sky Sports also reported: "Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been told to stay central and not drift around in search of the ball."

However, Rooney could not resist the temptation to move out to wide areas at
times and assistant manager Mike
Phelan has reminded him he can do more damage from a central position.

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