Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford both had standout performances for Manchester United against Burnley on Wednesday night, earning accolades from Burnley manager Vincent Kompany.
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In their first competitive game after the World Cup ended, United won 2-0 at Old Trafford to secure their place in the Carabao Cup’s final eight.
Christian Eriksen tapped United ahead before half-time following an excellent move that saw Fernandes and Aaron Wan-Bissaka link-up with two brilliant passes.
Burnley had opportunities to equalise, but would pay the price in the second-half when Rashford raced through on goal and smashed the ball into the bottom corner of the net.
What Did Kompany Say?
It was a night in which United’s attacking quality made all the difference, and after the game, Kompany pinpointed the attacking duo as the key difference on the night.
“I thought that both goals were worked really well,” he said after the match.
“The pass from Fernandes is perfect and for Ian (Maatsen), a young full-back, he needs to learn to anticipate these balls. Then as well, the centre-backs, the young centre-backs, are going to learn to anticipate that ball going square again.
🗣 “There’s enough players on that pitch to hurt you, but we didn’t roll over.”
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“I thought there was a lot of quality in the pass.
“Again, the goal we conceded from Rashford was a lot of quality on the counter, and that was always going to be a danger for us.”
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