🔗 Share this article The Clarets Take On United in Pivotal Premier League Match Amorim's tenure at the Red Devils has been labeled a significant failure. Looking at the numbers, his results is notable for all the wrong causes. Throughout the modern top-flight period, no boss at the club has achieved fewer points per game, or achieved a standing as low as 15th in the table. Looking deeper into history, you have to return to Frank O'Farrell in 1972 to find a United boss who was defeated in a greater proportion of games. Additionally, he famously carved a niche in the team's history by enduring a loss in a final to Tottenham Hotspur, particularly Ange Postecoglou's side of Spurs. Football, but, is not often so black and white. Regardless of the negative press of his favored system, he departs from a squad in a far better position than the one he took over. Earlier this season, following a win against Brighton & Hove Albion, Danny Welbeck relayed that fellow players were praising their opponents as the best opposition they had played against in a long time. The performance in a exhilarating four-all stalemate with Bournemouth was equally encouraging and exhilarating. Although it is difficult to argue against the decision to sack him—particularly given it was allegedly triggered by his comments about superiors with poorer histories—Amorim's demise was in the end stymied by terrible fortune. Had the absence of vital personnel not coincided with the absence of other important individuals, he might still be in the job—maybe even. Fletcher Takes the Reins As a result, the interim boss Fletcher takes over a reasonably positive scenario. Important figures like Mount, Bruno Fernandes, and Mainoo are back to fitness, while Diallo and Mbeumo will shortly rejoin from the Afcon. Simply prudent husbandry of this gifted squad should be sufficient to secure a finish in the European spots and, with it, European competition for the following term—probably in the prestigious Champions League. The Clarets' Tough Challenge Vincent Kompany's team, however, won't make things easy. Despite boasting only a dozen points and losing 3 of their previous five games, their performances have frequently been stronger than the outcomes indicate. Boss Scott Parker will surely have his squad revved up to take the game to opponents who are expected to play an starting eleven that has lacked cohesion, deployed in a formation they have not used for a year or more. Match begins: 8.15pm GMT.