It was reminiscent of Fergie time of old as Manchester United came back from the dead to snatch a last-gasp draw at home to Burnley.
Sean Dyche
Did that blip really happen as Manchester City make it eight wins in a row after beating Burnley in FA Cup?
Manchester City’s blip in December, when they lost three Premier League games during a miserable month, seems a distant memory and hard to believe in the wake of recent exploits.
Manchester City’s five-star show against Burnley
MAN CITY 5, BURNLEY 0
Manchester City swept past Burnley to strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League.
Super-sub Jesse Lingard’s injury-time equaliser prevents first Burnley win at Old Trafford since 1962
MAN UNITED 2, BURNLEY 2
Misfiring Manchester United lost further ground in the Premier League title race after being held at home by Burnley.
But it would have been worse but for super-sub Jesse Lingard who scored twice as the Reds snatched a point having been 2-0 down at half time.
Lingard struck his third brace of the campaign, the equaliser netted in stoppage time as United staved off a first home Boxing Day defeat in 39 years.
And it left the Clarets crestfallen as they came agonisingly close to winning at Old Trafford for the first time since 1962.
Aguero at the double as Manchester City come from behind to win at Burnley
BURNLEY 1, MAN CITY 2 Manchester City’s Barclays Premier League victory at Burnley revealed a trait that will be vital if they are to become champions. It was far from the fluent, purist football manager Pep Guardiola advocates as City ground out an important victory at Turf Moor where they lost on their last visit […]