United 0 Burnley 0

After the horrors of Stamford Bridge and the heroism of the city game, United's supporters were forced to spend a frustrating afternoon as Burnley fought a disciplined rearguard action to walk away from Old Trafford with a point for the first time in the Premiership.

It wasn't difficult to predict the approach of the visitors.  Burnley would come to defend deep and attempt to frustrate and that was indeed very much the pattern of the first half.  Although the Reds would rue a couple of Ibrahimovic chances going begging - the first when he had only Heaton to beat - the visitors were well organised and, when it fell to Heaton to make an outstanding save from Lingard towards the end of the first half, the former United reserve keeper was up to the task.

If United had thrown everything but the kitchen sink at Burnley before the interval, after it they included the kitchen sink and added any contents they found lurking there.  A red tide engulfed the Burnley half but, thanks to a combination of excellent defending - another former Red, Michael Keane was outstanding - and some wayward finishing from United, the visitors held firm.

By now Mourinho was watching from the stands, having protested against the referee's failure to give a penalty when Darmian went over in the area just before half-time.  Like the rest of the crowd, he could only watch in disbelief as Mata finally beat Heaton only to see his shot strike the post.  Moments later it was Ibrahimovic's turn again to find himself frustrated as his header hit the bar.

Just as it looked like a goal was only a matter of time, United suffered the huge setback of Herrera's dismissal for a second yellow card.  The Reds were forced to see out the remaining 22 minutes of the game with ten men yet still had by far the best chances.  Ibrahimovic and Blind both went close before the Swede was found by a peach of a cross by Pogba, yet still couldn't get his shot on target.

After that, it was simply a matter of the excruciating countdown to the final whistle.  As with the last home game against Stoke, the Reds threw everything at the visitors but solid defending and a superb goalkeeper meant they lost yet more ground on the leading group.