{"id":19510,"date":"2021-01-27T17:49:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T21:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19510"},"modified":"2021-01-30T11:10:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T15:10:36","slug":"sheffield-united-shock-manchester-united-at-old-trafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19510","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United Shock Manchester United At Old Trafford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2.57767969.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2.57767969.jpg 581w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2.57767969-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>Sheffield United stunned title-chasing Manchester United as substitute Olivier Burke secured Chris Wilder\u2019s rock-bottom side just their second Premier League win of a wretched season.<\/p>\n<p>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s men were riding the crest of a wave after Sunday\u2019s FA Cup win against Liverpool, only to be brought crashing down to earth on a night when many expected them to go back top of the league.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Manchester City youth prospect Kean Bryan gave the visitors a shock lead that former Blades defender Harry Maguire cancelled out, only for Burke\u2019s heavily-deflected strike to seal the visitors a shock 2-1 win at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Even in such an unpredictable season, few could have foreseen this result.<\/p>\n<p>The Blades had just five points to show from their first 19 games \u2013 the worst haul in Premier League history \u2013 and had not beaten the Red Devils since 1993, with their previous Old Trafford victory coming in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>Kean got them off the mark from a corner as Billy Sharp\u2019s push on David De Gea went unpunished midway through a first half in which Anthony Martial saw an equalizer ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>The ineffective hosts eventually clawed one back through Maguire\u2019s header from a corner, but Solskjaer\u2019s comeback kings faltered in embarrassing fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United capitalized on some atrocious defending and Burke saw his effort rifle in off Axel Tuanzebe, sealing just a fourth win of the season in all competitions for his side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-19510\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19510&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-19510\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19510&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-19510\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19510&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19510\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United stunned title-chasing Manchester United as substitute Olivier Burke secured Chris Wilder\u2019s rock-bottom side just their second Premier League win of a wretched season. 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