Pogbas ‘bomb’ gives Manchester United victory over Burnley, now leader in the Premier League

Manchester United has scored a 1-0 victory over Burnley in the remaining match of the first round of the Premier League.

The match was ‘cold’ on a few occasions, where both teams were careful.

A controversial case was in the 29th minute, when Luke Shaw, made a strong intervention to a rival, but after the review of VAR, was punished with a yellow card.

In the 37th minute, it was Harry Maguire who scored, but the goal was disallowed after the defender had caused a free kick.

The first part closed without further ado.

All square at the break.

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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 12, 2021

Even the second part as the first with few cases and careful on both sides.

The goal came only in the 71st minute, when Paul Pogba with a strong volley scored for 1-0.

Paul Pogba goal vs Burnley (0-1) #mufc pic.twitter.com/VcwBCg3TOJ

— United Goals ⚽️ (@UnitedGoals__) January 12, 2021

At the end of the match there was another controversial case for the penalty in favor of Burnley, but after watching in VAR it was not awarded.

Manchester United after this victory now has 36 points and is the leader in the Premier League, with three points more than Liverpool./ Telegraphy /