Burnley v Manchester United player ratings: Pope 8, Cornet 4; Sancho 8, Pogba 7

United drop out of Premier League top four after being held to a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor

BURNLEY PLAYER RATINGS: Nick Pope, 8 – The highlight of the day for Burnley as their number one came up with some absolutely huge saves. Getty Images

Connor Roberts, 6 – First half: chasing shadows, played a role in the goal. Second half: some fantastic runs down the wing, constantly falling short with his delivery. PA

James Tarkowski, 8 – Poor footwork in the early stages was eradicated by full time after a captain-like, leading from the back display. PA

Ben Mee, 8 – After a ruled out own goal, Ben Mee came into his own and served as a literal brick wall with some tremendous blocks and clearances. Getty Images

Erik Pieters, 5 – An on and off type of performance with half of his crosses being ambitious and the other half being outright bad. AFP

Dwight McNeil, 6 – Despite an array of positive, forward-thinking runs, McNeil fell short when it mattered most - the final ball. Getty Images

Ashley Westwood, 5 – Was consistent in the sense that he had a largely unremarkable game from the first minute until the last. AFP

Josh Brownhill, 7 – Looked eager throughout, constantly got stuck in and made the challenges nobody else would. Getty Images

Maxwel Cornet, 4 – Couldn’t find a pass all night and looked incredibly lethargic before eventually hobbling off. AFP

Jay Rodriguez, 7 – Lacked a killer edge for long spells but ultimately, his biggest moment came with a stunning piece of skill to equalise for the Clarets. Getty Images

Wout Weghorst, 8 – The man mountain himself produced a great assist, constantly fought for the ball and looked confident in front of goal. Getty Images

SUBS: Aaron Lennon (Cornet 69'), 6 – Couldn’t really get into a great rhythm but did help to carry the ball into United’s half, on occasion. Getty Images

Ashley Barnes (Barnes 88'), N/A – Helped to get his foot on the ball and get stuck in when Burnley needed it. PA

MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYER RATINGS: David De Gea – 7. The Spaniard’s side had 12 shots in the first half, yet he didn’t face one from Burnley until the goal after 47 minutes. Dived to save from Weghorst’s volley on 52. AFP

Diogo Dalot – 6. Did nothing wrong as he builds up more minutes as United’s first choice right back. After an hour he’d had more touches than any player on the pitch. Less of an influence in the final third of the game. Getty Images

Raphael Varane – 7. Looked delighted to have scored his first Manchester United goal – only to be denied by VAR. His manager was furious it wasn’t given. The only defender to wear gloves, but better than those around him. AP

Harry Maguire – 5. Interfering with play caused Varane’s 12th minute header to be disallowed, yet he was pushed before he was offside. Couldn’t catch Rodriguez for Burnley’s equaliser, then gave a clumsy foul away for a Burnley free-kick. Booked. Not his best night. Getty Images

Luke Shaw – 6. Crossed for Pogba to put United ahead. Crossed time and again – set Cavani up on 34. AFP

Scott McTominay – 6. Held the midfield well and brought the ball forward in a physical match played in very challenging conditions. Came off with ten minutes to play as United went for a winner. Getty Images

Paul Pogba – 7. Started a second successive game and put United ahead on 18, side-footing a Shaw cross high into the goal. Then was adjudged to have made a foul, ruling out another United goal despite no Burnley player appealing. Odd decision. United fans will have mixed feelings seeing Pogba play so well, since they sense he’s leaving. AP

Marcus Rashford – 6. Involved in build up to the opening goal. Hard shot on target after 41. Ran down the left and set up Varane on 78. Bright in moments, ineffective in others. AP

Bruno Fernandes – 7. The loud United fans sang his name. Got back to break up Burnley’s best first half attack, but his main influence was pulling the strings around United’s excellent attack in the first half, but quieter in the second. PA

Jadon Sancho – 8. Saw a lot of the ball in the opening minutes. Dribbled forward and set up Rashford before half time. One of his best performances in red and the type expected when he signed from Dortmund. AFP

Edinson Cavani – 6. As driven as the rain, he ran hard and linked with those around him, but should have scored when set up by Shaw. Looked floored when he came off. AP

SUBS: Cristiano Ronaldo (Cavani 67’) – 5. Headed over on 78 and again on 90. Getty Images

Jesse Lingard (McTominay 80’) – NA. Reuters

Anthony Elanga (Rashford 84’) – NA. Another attacking option for a United side who really should have taken three points. Getty Images

Manchester United dropped out of the Premier League's top four after they were held to a 1-1 draw at bottom side Burnley on Tuesday.

United dominated right from the off and had an early effort ruled out by VAR for offside before Paul Pogba, on his first league start since mid-October, hammered home his first goal of the season to give the visitors a deserved lead.

United should have added to their advantage before the break but Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope kept them at bay with several fine saves, while the hosts did not have a single effort at goal in the opening period.

United were made to pay for their profligacy as, out of nowhere, Burnley levelled through Jay Rodriguez two minutes into the second half from their first meaningful attack of the game.

The visitors lost all of their first-half rhythm after that setback and could not find a winner despite plenty of late pressure, as they dropped to fifth in the standings on 39 points from 23 games, one behind West Ham United in fourth.

With Newcastle United beating Everton on Tuesday, Burnley fell even further behind in the race to beat the drop and now trail Eddie Howe's side in 17th by four points, having played two games fewer.

Assessing the performances from Turf Moor, Andy Mitten provides his ratings for the Manchester United players, while Harry Kettle gives his verdict on the Burnley squad. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.