Good afternoon, all, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Burnley v Manchester United. The hosts will be looking to conclude a thoroughly miserable week for their guests, in which they've spent a heck of a lot of money to little effect. Louis Van Gaal's charges, meanwhile, will want to justify their price tags and their manager's faith in them. That includes Angel di Maria, who starts this afternoon.
Premier League / Matchday 3
Turf Moor / 30.08.2014
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Updated 30/08/2014 at 13:37 GMT
8'
Quieter now after that frantic opening. The sun's come out as well.
7'
Louis Van Gaal has a vaguely hunted, haunted look as he sits in the dug-out.
6'
Early ball in from Trippier, looping over the far post, and De Gea is giving his defence a proper rollicking.
5'
Di Maria gets the ball for the first time, greeted with whistling and booing, and he can't play Rooney in.
4'
What's Evans doing? Terrible attempted back pass, leaving De Gea exposed, but Jutkiewicz's shot is saved by the keeper's feet.
3'
SMACK! Right into the bar from David Jones! David De Gea is caught absolutely statuesque.
2'
Trippier hoicks in a strong ball from the right, and in the process of attempting to clear, Jones wrestles Jutkiewicz to the ground. Free kick.
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Horrible touch from Tyler Blackett for his first pass of the afternoon.
1'
We're under way at Turf Moor as Manchester United kick off.
12:42
Applause and flag-waving from the Burnley fans; Manchester United are in white and Di Maria looks either confused or slightly nervous.
12:40
The players are in the tunnel and ready to make their entrance. Rowdy "Who are ya?" chants are in evidence.
12:40
Five minutes to kick-off. Score predictions, anyone?
12:30
Wayne Rooney is one goal short of his 175th in the Premier League. If and when he gets that, he will equal Thierry Henry in third place of the all-time Premier League top scorers list, behind Alan Shearer (260) and Andy Cole (189).
12:30
And Burnley’s Ben Mee is making his 100th appearance for Burnley in all competitions. He made his debut for the club in the 2-2 Championship home draw v Watford on August 6th 2011.
12:25
Juan Mata is making his 100th Premier League career appearance. He has netted seven goals in his 17 Premier League appearances for Man Utd so far, and scored 18 in 82 for Chelsea.
12:20
Sean Dyche says that the degree of difficulty in facing Manchester United has not reduced in any way. "There's a high calibre of players on the team sheet," he points out. In terms of transfers, he is "hopeful" that there will be players coming in, but will have his phone switched off during the game. Fair enough.
12:15
As we approach kick-off, some reading for you: Daley Blind looks set to be en route to Old Trafford after Manchester United and Ajax agreed a transfer fee. https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/premier-league-manchester-united-agree-fee-defender-daley-071026665--sow.html