Manchester United will welcome Burnley to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Burnley boss Scott Parker.
Scott Parker is expecting a very tough game.(Image: Ben Roberts - Danehouse/Getty Images.)
Burnley head coach Scott Parker has described Manchester United as a club with "immense quality" available to them ahead of Saturday's Premier League meeting between the two at Old Trafford.
United will welcome the newly-promoted Clarets to M16 with the ambition of bouncing back from Wednesday night's Carabao Cup horror show against Grimsby Town and securing their first win of the season.
The Reds have experienced a tough start to the new campaign, meaning pressure is already mounting on head coach Ruben Amorim to transform his side's fortunes. The penalty shootout defeat to Grimsby marked a new low in his United tenure.
Despite all the problems United are experiencing, Parker, who has seen his side win one and lose one of their opening two league games this season, is anticipating a stern test, pointing to the level of quality Amorim has available to him.
"Look, fundamentally, first and foremost, we're playing against an exceptional, historic football club," Parker told the media. "They have immense quality in their side, which we're fully aware of.
"You only have to see their front line and what they've done over the summer. They've got some exceptional players – and players that can change games at any moment, really.
"The ups and downs and the bumps of football sometimes bring different results, of course. But we're under no illusions of the task we have ahead of us at the weekend.
"I don't really look into whether it's a good or a bad time to go there. There's always flip sides to that. You can look at one side of it and say, it's a bit of a wounded animal with world-class players that can obviously have a reaction.
"On the other side, of course, there may be a bit of edginess, but fundamentally, we'll try and give our best version and take on the task of going to play Manchester United at Old Trafford."
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