It is a long time since anyone has been able to write the following: Manchester United could go top of the Premier League table tonight.
Yes, that’s right. Top. First. Nobody above them. The last time that happened was more than two years ago, when they played their opening match the day before the other 18 teams.
The Red Devils are currently level on points with Liverpool having played one game less, and a win or draw away at Burnley this evening will send them clear of their bitter rivals.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his men go to east Lancashire tonight for a fixture postponed from the opening weekend of the campaign due to Utd's Europa League commitments last summer.
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