An Alexis Sanchez shaped cloud hangs over Manchester United as the Red Devils look to push through a deal for the Arsenal forward.
Hopes the Chilean could be signed in time for the trip to Burnley have been dashed but Jose Mourinho will believe his side have all the tools required to get come away from Turf Moor with all three points.
Sean Dyche’s men have not won since moving up into fourth spot over a month ago but welcome back Scott Arfield back from a tight hamstring.
Here, we look at the key statistics and match facts from Saturday’s clash including Paul Pogba’s stunning record of assists.
– Burnley have won one of their last 24 matches against Manchester United in all competitions (D10 L13), a 1-0 win in the Premier League in August 2009.
– Robbie Blake’s strike in that 1-0 win is the only goal the Red Devils have conceded in their last nine visits to Turf Moor in all competitions, keeping eight clean sheets.
– Burnley haven’t lost three consecutive home Premier League games since April 2010, when they lost four in a row under Brian Laws.
– Only Southampton (10) are on a longer winless run in the Premier League than Burnley (6).
– Saturday represents 22 years since Manchester United were 12 points behind league leaders Newcastle after both sides had played 23 games, before going on to win the league in May.
– They currently sit 12 points behind leaders Manchester City after 23 Premier League games.
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– Paul Pogba has provided nine assists in just 13 Premier League games this season; no player has recorded more than the Frenchman, with four of these assists coming in his last two appearances.
– In fact, Pogba has been directly involved in 14 goals in his last 14 Premier League games (4 goals, 10 assists).
– The Red Devils are unbeaten in their last five away Premier League games (W4 D1), scoring at least twice every time. It’s their longest run of scoring at least twice in consecutive Premier League away games since a run of six between October and December 2013.
– This will be Sean Dyche’s 100th Premier League game in charge – the last three managers whose 100th game in the competition came against Manchester United have all won (Mick McCarthy with Wolves in Feb 2011, Roy Hodgson with Fulham in March 2009 and Steve McClaren with Middlesbrough in Feb 2004).
– Dyche has only faced Mauricio Pochettino (6) more often in the Premier League without winning than he has against Jose Mourinho (5).
Statistics provided by Opta
