Ne-Jai Tucker’s teammates Lewis Richardson and Max Thompson were both on target twice as Burnley’s Under-23’s enjoyed a superb 5 – 1 win at Manchester United.
Burnley followed up their recent visit to Liverpool with another friendly against top-flight opposition in Premier League 2.
And Steve Stone’s side made the most of the trip to Carrington with an excellent performance capped by doubles from Richardson and Thompson and the fifth goal from Under-18s striker Sam Unwin against his former club.
U23s boss Stone has been eager to test his players against a range of opposition across a busier fixture schedule.
