🔗 Share this article Burnley Clash With Manchester United in Key Top-Flight Fixture Amorim's spell at the Red Devils has been labeled a significant disappointment. By any measure, his record is remarkable for all the negative factors. Throughout the modern top-flight period, no boss at the club has recorded fewer points per game, nor secured a final position as poor as the 15th spot. Looking deeper into history, you have to go back to Frank O'Farrell in the early seventies to find a manager at the club who lost a larger share of fixtures. Additionally, he notoriously carved a niche in United's annals by experiencing a cup final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, particularly Postecoglou's iteration of Tottenham. The game, however, is not often that simple. Regardless of the criticism of his favored system, Amorim exits a squad in a far better condition than that which he took over. Months ago, following a win against Brighton & Hove Albion, Welbeck reported that his colleagues were lauding their opponents as the most impressive team they had faced in a while. The performance in a thrilling high-scoring tie with AFC Bournemouth was equally hopeful and exciting. Although it is hard to contest the dismissal—particularly given it was allegedly caused by his criticism of bosses with poorer histories—Amorim's downfall was finally hampered by atrocious fortune. If the absence of vital players not happened at the same time as the loss of other essential individuals, he may still be in the role—maybe thriving. Fletcher Takes the Reins Consequently, the interim boss Fletcher steps into a fairly positive scenario. Key players like Mason Mount, Fernandes, and Kobbie Mainoo are now fit, while Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo will soon rejoin from the African tournament. Simply sensible stewardship of this skilled squad is expected to be sufficient to ensure a top-five finish and, with it, continental competition for the following term—most likely in the elite European Cup. The Clarets' Daunting Challenge Vincent Kompany's team, though, will not roll over. Even with boasting only twelve points and suffering defeats in three of their most recent five matches, their performances have at times been stronger than the outcomes show. Head coach Parker will certainly have his team pumped up to take the game to opponents who are likely to start an lineup that has never played together, deployed in a setup they have been denied for more than a year. Match begins: 20:15 GMT.