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Amorim launches explosive rant against Man Utd board ahead of sacking

Manchester United were held 2-2 at Burnley in a match which emphasised the challenges facing the Red Devils’ next manager after Ruben Amorim’s dramatic departure earlier this week.

United wasted some golden chances and looked unconvicing in the first half, falling behind thanks to an own goal by Ayden Heaven as an attempted clearance looped over keeper Senne Lammens.

19th-placed Burnley weathered a storm late in the first half but Benjamin Sesko looked to put United in control, scoring twice to double his goal tally for the season - and scoring as many for interim manager Darren Fletcher as he did under Amorim.

But substitute Jaidon Anthony lashed home a stunning euqaliser for Burnley against the run of play, while Clarets keeper Martin Dubravka produced some excellent saves as Fletcher was frustrated in his first match in charge.

The result leaves Burnley 12 matches without a win and rooted in the relegation zone, while United wasted another chance to move up to fourth, falling to seventh as Newcastle leapfrogged them.

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Manchester United show signs of life under Darren Fletcher but same old problems remain

Hopefully, Darren Fletcher had said, his team would look like a Manchester United side.

They did. There was much to recognise from the brand of United Fletcher knew in his playing days. A side with a back four and spirit mounted a comeback. There was the sort of attacking football United had hoped to see under Ruben Amorim. There was a big-money signing delivering goals, a United academy product showing promise. There was a soundtrack rooted firmly in history, too, celebrating United’s old heroes.

Unfortunately for Fletcher, the result was rooted in the present, with more points dropped in a winnable fixture. Amorim’s last game was a draw against a promoted club. So was Fletcher’s first. In Amorim’s penultimate match, United drew with the side then on the longest winless run in the division, in Wolves. That mantle has passed to Burnley and they held duly United. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?

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Chris Wilson7 January 2026 22:32

Tim Sherwood brands Benjamin Sesko ‘not good enough for Man Utd’ despite striker’s brace against Burnley

Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood has branded Benjamin Sesko“not good enough for Manchester United” in a bizarre tirade after the Slovenian striker scored a brace against Burnley at Turf Moor.

Sesko, who joined United in a deal worth £73m in the summer, was disappointing in the first half at Turf Moor but exploded into life in the second half, scoring a brace within 10 minutes to turn the game around before Jaidon Anthony sealed a 2-2 draw for the hosts.

However, Sherwood was not impressed, explaining that he would have “had him [Sesko] off the pitch at half-time”.

Sherwood brands Sesko ‘not good enough for Man Utd’ despite brace against Burnley

The former Blackburn midfielder said that he would have substituted Sesko at half-time ‘never to wear a Manchester United shirt again’

Chris Wilson7 January 2026 23:30

Fletcher: 'A massive disappointment'

Manchester United interim boss Darren Fletcher spoke to BBC Match of the Day after full-time, and called the result “a massive disappointment”.

“If you look at the context of the game, the chances we created, goal-line clearances, a disallowed goal, 30 shots, lots of attacking play. We created more than enough to win the game so obviously it is disappointing when you only come away with a point,” he explained.

On the disallowed goal, he said: "It just looked like normal things that happen at every corner so it's surprising that decision was given. If you look at the context of the Premier League this season and the physicality that goes into set pieces, I have seen way worse on almost every set piece, so I am massively surprised the referee has got involved there, it's something we have to accept but there was a lot of frustration."