Manchester United beat Burnley despite straight red for Marcus Rashford

Published on: 02 September 2018

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Romelu Lukaku struck twice as Manchester United returned to winning ways after two successive Premier League losses with a 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday.

But it was not all good news for Jose Mourinho, who received vocal backing from the United fans, as substitute Marcus Rashford was sent off in the 71st minute for pushing his forehead into Phil Bardsley's head.

Lukaku opened the scoring in the 27th minute with a simple back-post header from an Alexis Sanchez cross and doubled the advantage just before the break from close range.

United's French international Paul Pogba had a 69th-minute penalty saved by former Manchester City keeper Joe Hart, but despite the red card Mourinho's side hung on comfortably for their second win of the season.

The win sees United capture three valuable points after a disappointing loss to Spurs at Old Trafford on Monday.

Source: espn.co.uk

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