André Onana and Muric Hoop they went from heroes to villains so that Manchester United and Burnley They tied 1-1 at Old Trafford, a point that is of little use to the homeowners and even more to the visitors in their fight to remain in the league. Premier League.
The goalkeepers became figures to keep the match at zero until 79 minutes, but, at the same time, both They were participants in the errors that cost their respective teams their goals.
A poor start on the Burnley side ended in a 1-0 scoreline converted by Antony, and a penalty committed by Onana allowed Zeki Amdouni to equalize.
Better was the start of Erik Ten-Hag’s team, with a Bruno Fernandes driver of all his attacks, and perfect passes to enable mainly very active ones Alejandro Garnacho and Anthony. Muric was the one who frustrated the Argentine and the Brazilians in more than five clear situations, to remain 0-0.
But midway through the first half, the team led by Vincent Company found the way back to United, got the ball from them and went in search of the rival goal. And then It was Onana who stood out, first with a saving slap against Wilson Odobert’s shot and then with two incredible one-on-one saves with Lyle Foster: a header that went straight to the net and then a one-on-one, where he bailed and stopped the shot with his chest.
With just over 21 minutes remaining, no one had been able to make a difference, despite a good number of real scoring chances. When Muric came out of the area playing and delivered something short, the receiver lost it in his own field against Antony at full speed, who took the retreating goalkeeper and scored 1-0.
It seemed like too much of a reward for United and too much of a punishment for Burnley and Muric.
But at 87 it was Onana’s turn…to fail. Although in his case, it was due to a bad decision by Casemiro of wanting to head the ball to him in the area, in the middle of the rival attack. The goalkeeper involuntarily hit Zeki Amdouni and, through VAR, he was awarded a penalty, which Amdouni himself converted.
The point keeps Manchester United out and away from the UEFA Europa League zone, currently in the hands of Tottenham, while Burnley is penultimate, two units behind Nottingham Forest, which occupies the position before the Bottom Three.
