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Pressure on Manchester United to get back on track at Burnley
Manchester — The pressure is on Manchester United as they visit Burnley on Sunday desperate to avoid a third straight defeat in what has been a poor start to their Premier League campaign. Monday’s 3-0 home defeat by Tottenham followed the 3-2 loss at Brighton and shaky defending was to blame for both losses for Jose Mourinho’s side. Mourinho’s angry post-match media conference increased the scrutiny on his management but there has been no indication from the United hierarchy that they are considering a change on the bench. A loss at Turf Moor, however, would surely raise concerns about the direction the club is heading under Mourinho. Burnley, though, have yet to find anything near the form they showed last season, when they finished seventh in the league and earned an unlikely qualification into the Europa League. The Clarets are without a win from their opening three games and after a home defeat by Watford, they lost 4-2 at Fulham on Sunday. Sean Dyche’s side have had to play si...
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