Fan footage of 98th minute incident during Man Utd vs Burnley has become big talking point
Updated 20:34 30 Aug 2025 GMT+1Published 20:32 30 Aug 2025 GMT+1
United picked up their first win of the season on Saturday.
A moment in the 98th minute of Saturday's clash between Manchester United and Burnley has become a big talking point online, with fan footage of the scene going viral.
Fresh from a debilitating defeat in midweek, a shaky United secured a far-from-convincing, but very much needed first win of the season against newly-promoted Burnley.
Ruben Amorim's side climbed to ninth in the Premier League table thanks to Bruno Fernandes, who netted a 95th-minute penalty after Amad was fouled in the area by Jaidon Anthony.
His goal made it 3-2 and a relieved United managed to hold on in the final stages.
In fact, with seconds remaining at Old Trafford, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot celebrated wildly after referee Sam Barrott decided to award a goal kick in the eighth minute of added time.
Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his penalty against Burnley. Image credit: Getty
Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his penalty against Burnley. Image credit: Getty
As seen below, Dalot shouts "come on" in the face of Burnley's Lyle Foster, before Fernandes nudges the South Africa international while screaming towards the Stretford End.
It was a scene that brought plenty of reaction on social media.
One fan wrote: "While I understand why fans ‘love this’. TOP leaders for the TOP teams very rarely engage in tussles like this especially on days where they should be winning. The hyperemotional state United function in is damaging them long-term."
A second said: "Burnley, at home.. in August..Yikes," and a third commented: "Standards are in the mud, Burnley at home got them moving like this."
A fourth wrote: "To be honest id prefer a bit more calm. Everything about us is frantic and manic. I can maybe understand it in a bitter derby or a game where there's been a bit of needle but it's Burnley at home. Just relax."
A fifth added: "If ever a clip told you just how bad United are and how far they have fallen, then that’s it. So far behind the top teams now."
Paul Merson, the former Arsenal and Middlesbrough midfielder, also commented on the footage.
"Dalot and Fernandes... they are celebrating like they have won the World Cup," he said on Sky's Soccer Saturday. "I haven't seen people go that mad when they win the World Cup."
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Topics: Manchester United, Burnley, Premier League, Ruben Amorim