Zeki Amdouni punishes Onana to give Burnley a draw against Manchester United | first division

After another delay manchester united In his capitulation, Erik ten Hag invoked a rare vintage of Sir Alex Ferguson without a trophy to try to explain it. The Dutchman compared his work to that of the 2004-05 rebuild, at the start of which Wayne Rooney, 19, was signed and Darren Fletcher, 21, was in his second season as an established first-team player. .

In two years United were champions and the following season they retained the title and won the Champions League.

Ten Hag said: “They (his team) are very out of touch, but they are also a great Manchester United, you forget how in 2004-05 they didn't play that great football either. They were building and it takes time but everyone forgets, even the players who were on that team. They forget that they were struggling and needed time to progress.

“We have some very young players and that takes time – Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Højlund and Kobbie Mainoo – and they are all in the first season of the first division. Those players have to adapt. “I am very impatient but we need patience.”

An Antony on the verge of falling seemed to be United's hero against Burnley, his shot crashed into the back of Arijanet Muric's goal when the clock showed 79 minutes. This came after the winger intercepted a loose pass from Sander Berge near halfway and ran inside. The Norwegian chased him and pushed him, and the shot came as he struggled to keep his balance.

The Brazilian scored his first Premier League goal of the season by hugging a photographer at the Stretford End and holding up a Sonic the Hedgehog stuffed animal next to the pitch.

But United soon self-destructed through the hapless André Onana, who removed Zeki Amdouni close to goal when Aaron Wan-Bissaka had already headed clear. It was an obvious penalty and the same player sent the goalkeeper in the opposite direction to beat him to his left. After Coventry City in the FA Cup and Chelsea, Brentford and Liverpool in this competition, United again failed to do what should be a rule for elite players: close the contest.

They tried to join together. A shout from Antony from the penalty spot after hitting the ball into Vitinho's hand was rejected by John Brooks, the referee, and Casemiro's header from a Bruno Fernandes free kick went straight to Muric.

The bottom line for United is that they are all but ruled out of Champions League qualification, while Burnley are two points off the last safe spot having played one more game than 17th-placed Nottingham Forest.

Ten Hag expanded on his reasons for giving up so many clues. “This is very different from the previous ones. (The Vitinho incident) is again a penalty. There were some penalties (previously not sanctioned and awarded against): Chelsea, Liverpool and now I think a justified penalty.

“We just have to look in the mirror, but if the refereeing is consistent against Chelsea and Liverpool there were no penalties or penalties for us. “When you have Aaron Wan-Bissaka against Chelsea conceding a penalty for handball and then our Antony (shout) we don't understand it: it's bad luck.”

Ten Hag was asked if the fruits of his labor will be reaped next season. “You put it 100% right,” she said.

There were boos when Ten Hag replaced Mainoo and Højlund midway through the second half with Amad and Scott McTominay. “They are fans, but I have to manage the team,” said the 53-year-old coach.

Before and after the goals, both teams were wasteful. For United, Antony, Garnacho, Fernandes and Højlund were the main culprits. For Burnley, it was David Fofana and Lyle Foster who missed golden scoring opportunities in a duel in which the percentage of possession was also almost equal.

On Burnley's survival hopes, Vincent Kompany said: “The task is to do something special, hopefully, against Newcastle at home (on Saturday), but the reality is that if Luton win all their games, they will stay top, unless Forest also win all their games. “