"Old fighting spirit see Ole's unbeaten run roll on"
"Still unbeaten ,but the 100 per cent start to his tenure in the Old Trafford hot seat is now over .
Still Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be grateful his side showed that special fighting spirit to glean a point from what appeared a lost cause .
When Chris Wood nodded home a second for Burnley with just nine minutes remaining ,it looked as if a shock first reversal was on the cards.
It was night when defensive frailties and an inability to convert presentable openings combined to leave the Reds with a mountain to climb,but finally they responded.
A clumsy challenge on substitute Jess Lingard gave Paul Pogba the chance to halve the deficit and the rescue mission was completed when Victor Lindelof pounced to prod home when the brilliant Tom Heaton pushed out an Alexis Sanchez header deep into injury time.
In a disappointing performance - by some margin the worst since the Norwegian's arrival - United had huffed and puffed through the opening period with Marcus Rashford missing a glorious one on one with Heaton.
Both sides had efforts ruled out as ther goalless first half claim to a close.
But suddenly the home side had a fight on their hands when the totally-ineffectual Andres Pereira was robbed of possession allowing Ashley Barnes to convert with ease.
Matters worsened as Wood doubled the lead before Ole's army finally got their reward with a late double strike to keep in touch with the top five."
Text Report by Lew Fink
Manchester United v Burnley Premier League Old Trafford January 2019
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