BURNLEY, England -- For the third time this season Cristiano Ronaldo was benched for a Premier League match, and for the third time Manchester United could only draw.
United could not beat Everton or Chelsea without their Portuguese star, but the 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday is arguably the most damaging of the lot. Failure to win against the league's bottom team saw Ralf Rangnick's side slip to fifth in the table courtesy of West Ham's win over Watford.
Worryingly for United, Antonio Conte's Tottenham are only three points behind but with three games in hand.