Jamie Jackson"s match report Jamie’s account of the game has landed, which is my cue to bow out. Thanks for your company, correspondence and exasperated responses to the TV commentary in America. The MBM will be back tomorrow for some local derby or other in Greater London. “Hannibal did a perfect job,” says Ten Hag. Yes, he was very good. He’s an interesting combination, hurtling into every tackle but taking his time when picking a pass. Erik ten Hag is asked what was the key to the win. “I think team spirit,” he says. “Following the rules and being disciplined.” And the goal? “Oh, it was a brilliant goal.” They’re showing his assist again. The pass was so well judged, with just then right amount of backspin. “We made a bit of eye contact,” Evans says, “just before I got the ball.” “It’s good,” says Rio Ferdinand, “that at that age you can still see that far.” The acceptable face of mateyness. There’s no stopping Jonny Evans. He’s now giving another interview. “I loved every minute,” he says, with a smile as wide as the Irish Sea. The upshot is … Burnley are bottom of the table, as their goal difference is -9, one worse than Luton’s. And Man United are out of the bottom half! With nine points from six games, they rocket from 13th to eighth. Which is where they used to finish when I was little. There’s a stack of emails waiting unopened, sorry. Here’s one that still holds good. “Every time I watch this new-look Burnley,” says Alexandra Ashton, “the player that impresses me most is young (19!) Koleosho. I’ve just learned he’d only made six appearances in his entire career before joining Burnley, straight into the Premiership. He has a very bright future ahead of him indeed.” He does. Tonight his movement and dribbling were outstanding, his crosses not so much. A mournful fact. Fernandes is given the player of the match award, and he hands it to Evans. He is almost a great captain. He just needs to calm down with the refs, not that that was a problem tonight. Evans and Fernandes are now being interviewed. “Tough place to come,” says Evans. “We had to be at our best.” “Great pass,” says Fernandes. “I knew he could do this pass so I was waiting for him… We knew we could stop the momentum. The team has great spirit, great players. We sacrificed a lot because Burnley play great football – really tough to play against them. So we are really happy for the points.” Burnley, so promising but so young, were unlucky, but they were beaten by the experience of United’s senior players. Jonny Evans played a wonder-ball over everyone, and Bruno Fernandes volleyed it home with great technique and composure. It wasn’t quite Wayne Rooney to Robin van Persie, but it was close. As was the game. FULL TIME! Burnley 0-1 Man United And that’s it! 90+4 min Amrabat’s first notable contribution is a foul in a dangerous zone on the right. The player of the match, which would surely have been Ramsey in the first half, ends up going to Bruno Fernandes. 90+2 min We’re having only four minutes’ added time – old school. Dalot crosses, softly for once, and Fernandes improvises a flick to get the ball on target, if not bothering Trafford much. That may mean that United win the shots-on-target contest 4-3. 90 min It’s been all Burnley but now United break as Hannibal releases Fernandes down the left. He cuts in, takes his time, plays a stylish reverse pass to Hojlund, whose shot is blocked. 89 min A United debut for Sofyan Amrabat. 87 min Kompany uses his last subbing opportunity, bringing on Benson Manuel. He is instantly busy, jinking and linking, but when he has a shot, he sends it into Row Z. 86 min McTominay finds himself on the right wing and digs out a good cross from the byline, which nobody can get on the end of. 85 min Chance for United! On the counter as Hannibal uses the outside of his right foot to send Rashford away. He twists and turns and gets a shot in eventually, but it’s blocked. 82 min Onana makes his first misjudgment of the night, coming for a corner and not reaching the ball. He gets away with it as the header bobbles up over the bar. It’s Lindelof, by the way, who has stepped up as United’s 25th-choice left-back. “Man Utd fan here,” says Francis Mead. "It looks like there’s something seriously wrong. The team doesn’t believe in the system of play – or they don’t want to play for Ten Hag. We are a bad side at the moment. Rashford blatantly stops chasing his man and allows a chance. What the hell is going on?” 80 min This should be a chance for Fernandes, in space on the right, to add a second – but he doesn"t touch the ball because Hojlund makes the wrong choice, going left to Rashford. 78 min In the past five minutes, Burnley’s share of the ball has gone from the dominant to the ridiculous: 90 per cent. A fine cross comes in from the right now and brings a corner on the left. Reguilon goes off, Varane is on, so Evans may be the left-back now. His scriptwriter is on fire. 75 min Larsen races into the box and Burnley want a penalty, which they’re not getting – check complete. Onana and Evans collided with each other, I think, as they raced to deal with him. Both were on the floor, but they’re up and about now. 72 min Jay Rodriguez replaces Zeki Amdouni up front. Koleosho and Ramsey also go off, and on come Sander Berge and Jacob Bruun Larsen. Still no subs from Ten Hag. 72 min Ramsey wins a free kick off Lindelof, 35 yards out. Burnley have three subs lined up… 71 min We’re past the moment when Erik ten Hag usually makes a couple of changes, so he must be quite pleased with his reshaped XI. 69 min United are threatening more now, with Casemiro, gloves and all, getting further forward. And why not? He’s their leading scorer this season with three goals. 67 min Roberts bursts into space and gets a cross in, which Lindelof has to hoof into the crowd. When Burnley do manage a decent cross, there’s nobody there in the middle to convert it. But they still look as if they have a goal in them. 66 min Another bright Burnley move perishes because the cross from Koleosho goes straight into the arms of Onana. I don’t want to put a jinx on Onana, but he’s been flawless so far tonight. 64 min Jay Rodriguez is about to come on. He has four goals against United – the Pascal Gross of the north. 63 min Rashford and Hojlund combine to set up another good cross from Dalot. It finds McTominay on the edge of the box, but his shot is easily saved by Trafford. 61 min The game slips past the hour mark as a better cross from Dalot is well blocked by Jordan Beyer. 58 min The impressive Koleosho has oodles of time to cross from the right, but picks out Onana. 58 min United manage an attack. Fernandes chips the ball to Rashford, who heads down for Hojlund, but he is well policed. It might have been more fruitful if it had been Hojlund heading down for Rashford. 56 min Sergio Regiuilon demands a yellow for a Burnley foul and gets one himself. United have only two full-backs in their squad, and both are now one false move away from being sent off. 55 min In fact, it’s like the first half, only more so: possession since half-time has been 73-27. It wouldn’t have happened in Sean Dyche’s day. 53 min The game has settled back into its familiar shape – Burnley passing, United scrapping. 51 min Half-chance for United: Dalot crosses, low and hard, too hard for Hojlund. “Great cross,” says Ally McCoist, who may not have seen how often Dalot overhits it. 49 min A stat box reveals that United, when winning at half-time, have gone unbeaten for 136 PL games, winning 117 of them. I wouldn’t be so sure. 47 min Burnley play it around at the back, then finally get forward and win a free kick as Casemiro lunges in, not that anyhing comes of it. 46 min Vincent Kompany strides to his seat in his baseball cap. Gareth Southgate is here too, by the way. “Well,” says Adam Hirst in Rio, “I told you so about Evans’ long balls! Great stuff.” You certainly did (19:51). A goal worth seeing. And 1 disallowed goal. “Even this early in the season,” says Justin Kavanagh, “there’s nothing like a relegation six-pointer under the lights to warm the heart as winter nears.” Good line. HALF-TIME! Burnley 0-1 United Call the police, Aaron Ramsey has been robbed. He’s been the star of the show, just ahead of Jonny Evans. But his elegant craftsmanship hasn’t produced a goal, so Fernandes’ Goal of the Month contender is the difference between the sides. See you shortly. 45+3 min United are great ones for conceding straight after they’ve scored, but now they threaten to score another. Evans to Fernandes again! The same ball, except right-footed; the same run, except that this time Fernandes squares for Hojlund, who shoots over the bar – and is offside anyway. 45+2 min That was harsh on Burnley. GOAL! Burnley 0-1 United (Fernandes 45) Evans’s scriptwriter is back! He floats a long ball forward, left-footed, and Fernandes volleys it immaculately into the far corner. That was almost in the Rooney-van Persie class. 43 min Save! By Onana from Ramsey. 41 min The crowd roar for a penalty as Koleosho makes a great mazy run. Tony Harrington is unmoved and United go on the counter, but Fernandes’ touch is too heavy. 39 min Burnley threaten as Connor Roberts goes on the overlap and crosses, twice. Both times the ball is cleared by Evans, who is showing no sign of rust. 37 min United have succeeded in that modest aim: the possession now divides 58-42. 35 min United try to get their possession percentage over 40. The game slows down, allowing me to observe that Casemiro is wearing gloves. Magnificent. 35 min Burnley, a stat box informs us, have the youngest team in the Premier League this season, just ahead of Arsenal. 33 min Burnley win a corner, then another. Fernandes hacks the second one away.