BURNLEY, England (Reuters) - A superbly taken 54th minute goal from Anthony Martial gave Manchester United a hard-earned 1-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Saturday. Burnley responded well, though, with Johann Berg Gudmundsson hitting the bar with a free kick and the Clarets put United under plenty of pressure throughout the second half. Home goalkeeper Nick Pope produced a fine save to deny Martial another goal as second placed United closed the gap on leaders Manchester City to nine points ahead of their rival's game against Newcastle United later on Saturday. "You never know," said defender Phil Jones, when asked if United could make up the gap. "The challenge of the Premier League, that's why the top six are the top six, is often they can just about hang in there and find a moment of quality, and they do it enough."

Source: The Star January 20, 2018 17:24 UTC