Van Der Sar – 6 – Had more to do than he would have liked due to some poor United defending but quick reactions ensured he kept a clean sheet. Neville – 5 – Is starting to look past his best as he was easily outdone by Chris Eagles. Brown – 5 – Hasn’t really recovered from injury and didn’t perform that well. Evans – 5 – Looked flustered in defence...

Manchester United made sure that they kept pace with Chelsea at the top thanks to three second half goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney and Mame Diouf. Victory over Burnley, who shocked United with a 1-0 win earlier this season, means that United are only a point behind Chelsea in second, albeit having played one more game than their rivals. United started the game...

Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov start in attack for Manchester United’s game against Burnley. Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville, Brown, Jonny Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney. Subs: Kuszczak, Owen, Anderson, Park, Fabio Da Silva, Rafael Da Silva, Diouf. Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Edgar, Duff, Jordan, Alexander, McDonald, Eagles, Elliott,...

BBC football pundit Mark Lawrenson has predicted that Manchester United will beat Burnley on Saturday. He told BBC Sport Online: “United have had an iffy couple of weeks, but they are playing Burnley. Although it is Brian Laws’s first game in charge and you always get a bit extra out of the players as a result, they still haven’t been good away from...