Portugal international captain Cristiano Ronaldo was the star man as Manchester United bounced back from the disappointing 1-1 result at Newcastle United to beat Burnley who are in the bottom three as far as the Premier League table is concerned. The Clarets occupy the bottom three slots at the moment alongside bottom club Norwich City and Newcastle United. Manchester United were able to bounce back with a 3-1 victory as Ronaldo boosted his chances of winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Ronaldo was able to boost his FIFA Ballon d'Or chances with a goal and an assist against the Clarets. The Manchester United talisman is one of the leading men in the race to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or for 2021. He's considered to be among the favourites for the award billed to be announced next month alongside Paris Saint Germain (PSG) superstar Lionel Messi, Bayern Munich hitnan Robert Lewandowski, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Chelsea midfielder Jorginho.
The Red Devils were handed a vibrant start by Scotland international Scott McTominay who found the back of the net off the assist from Ronaldo after just eight minutes on the clock. Burnley gave themelves too much work to do when skipper Ben New put through his own net on 27 minutes and the task got harder eight minutes later with the third Manchester United goal from Ronaldo as the aforementioned McTominay returned the favour to him with an assist. Burnley pulled one back on 38 minutes but that proved to be mere consolation after the two teams failed to score in the second half.
Manchester United moved within four points of Arsenal in fourth place with the win over the Clarets while also moving one place from seventh to sixth spot on the Premier League log. They are above Tottenham Hotspur at the moment though they have played a game more.
