Manchester United and Burnley are playing on the Barclays English Premier League schedule on Wednesday for a mid-week match at Old Trafford and the game will be online from the NBC Sports Network Live Extra website and it starts at 2:45 pm ET as Louis Van Gaal and Wayne Rooney try and move up on the EPL table standings.
Manchester United comes in without Luke Shaw and Michael Carrick for the match and they are at home looking to get points in the matchup. Carrick is dealing with an ankle issue and Burnley comes in down Dean Marney, as he is out with a knee injury. Man United is in the mix at the top of the table and after the struggles last season that is what the fans have asked for.
Manchester United is in position for the top four and on top of that, they play against some of the top teams coming up and that gives them better chances to take points. The team has Chelsea, Liverpool along with Southampton and they also have Manchester City and Arsenal and all of those will be tough games. Burnley has not played well here and has not won in decades at Old Trafford and Man United has allowed just one goal in the last seven games against the team.
Man United was on a strong streak, but they have slowed a bit and they have left have of the points they could have had over the last six games. The team has had nine wins in the last 11 games in EPL play at home and that could mean points on Wednesday. The Red Devils are already even with the wins they had into last season and this is the chance for the team to get past the number.
Manchester United come in at fifth in the EPL and they can move up with a win and they are looking to get back into the Champions League after the mess of last season. Van Gaal has the team in strong form after a slow start and he is looking to keep them that way after what happened under David Moyes. The team last won over Cambridge in the FA Cup and in their last EPL matchup they draw away with West Ham.
Man United won over Leicester City and Newcastle over the last stretch, but they pulled draws with Stoke City and lost to Southampton at home before winning over QPR. Man United is playing against Preston in the FA Cup Fifth round coming up and after that they will play against Swansea City, Sunderland and Newcastle. Man United hosts Tottenham coming up and they also play on the road against the Reds at Anfield before hosting Aston Villa and Manchester City.
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