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Richard Fay

Vincent Kompany praises two Manchester United players after Burnley win

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has praised Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford after their starring roles for Manchester United against his side on Wednesday night.

United booked their place in the last eight of the Carabao Cup thanks to a 2-0 win at Old Trafford in their first competitive match since the World Cup finished.

Christian Eriksen tapped United ahead before half-time following an excellent move that saw Fernandes and Aaron Wan-Bissaka link-up with two brilliant passes.

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Burnley had opportunities to equalise, but would pay the price in the second-half when Rashford raced through on goal and smashed the ball into the bottom corner of the net.

It was a night in which United's attacking quality made all the difference, and after the game, Kompany pinpointed the attacking duo as the key difference on the night.

"I thought that both goals were worked really well," he said after the match. "The pass from Fernandes is perfect and for Ian (Maatsen), a young full-back, he needs to learn to anticipate these balls. Then as well, the centre-backs, the young centre-backs, are going to learn to anticipate that ball going square again.

"I thought there was a lot of quality in the pass. Again, the goal we conceded from Rashford was a lot of quality on the counter, and that was always going to be a danger for us."

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