Late goal sees Manchester United edge Burnley for first Premier League win

With great emotion, Manchester United finally brought joy to their fans. On Saturday, the team led by Ruben Amorim beat Burnley 3-2 at Old Trafford, in the third round of the English Championship . Josh Cullen (own goal), Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes scored for the hosts, while Lyle Foster and Jaidon Anthony netted for the visitors.

Having been knocked out of the English League Cup against Grimsby Town (4th division), Manchester United won for the first time in this edition of the English Championship. The team is in ninth place, with four points. Burnley , on the other hand, is in 11th place, with three points.

Now, both teams pause their game schedule for the Fifa date. For the fourth round of the English Championship, Manchester United will face none other than their rival Manchester City , at Etihad Stadium, on September 14 (Sunday), at 12:30 pm (Brasília time). Burnley , on the same day but at 10 am, will host Liverpool at Turf Moor.

In the first half, the score was opened in an unusual way: an own goal by Cullen of Burnley , after an attempt to cut off a Manchester United play, at 29 minutes. Before that, Casemiro almost scored, but his shot hit the post, and Manchester created other chances with Yoro, Matheus Cunha and Mbeumo, without success.

In the second half, Burnley reacted quickly. At 10 minutes, Foster received the ball inside the box and finished accurately, tying the game.

Manchester United's response came immediately, a minute later: Mbeumo took advantage of a good cross from Dalot and struck firmly inside the box, putting the home team back in front at 2-1. The excitement continued with Jaidon Anthony of Burnley at 22 minutes, who finished from inside the box after a good collective play, tying everything at 2-2.

From a penalty, at 52 minutes, Bruno Fernandes put United back in front and secured the three points. Tottenham loses to Bournemouth at home and does not go to the top

At the same time, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham lost to Bournemouth 1-0. The goal from Brazilian Evanílson prevented the London team from taking the lead in the English Championship, currently held by Chelsea .

See the other results from Saturday in the English Championship:

– Saturday, 30 August 2025

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