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Team News: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Luke Shaw start as Manchester United host Burnley

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luke Shaw are named in Manchester United's starting XI for their Premier League Boxing Day clash with Burnley at Old Trafford.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has made three changes to his starting XI ahead of their Premier League Boxing Day encounter with Burnley.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes his first league start of the season and partners Romelu Lukaku up front for the Red Devils.

Luke Shaw starts for only the second time in the Premier League this season, while Marcos Rojo replaces Victor Lindelof.

Jesse Lingard drops to the bench while Chris Smalling, who was injured late on in the 2-2 draw at Leicester City, misses out completely.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche, meanwhile, make one change from the side that lost 3-0 to Tottenham Hotspur last time out, with the injured Chris Wood replaced by Ashley Barnes up front.

Manchester United: De Gea, Young, Jones, Rojo, Shaw, Mata, Pogba, Matic, Rashford, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku
Subs: Romero, Lindelof, Lingard, Blind, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Tuanzebe

Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Mee, Long, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Defour, Cork, Arfield, Hendrick, Barnes
Subs: Lindegaard, Lowton, Marney, Vokes, Westwood, Walters, Wells

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3Manchester UnitedMan Utd21135343162744
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8Leicester CityLeicester217683132-127
9Everton217682532-727
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11Huddersfield TownHuddersfield216691832-1424
12Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton215791525-1022
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16Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2154121930-1119
17Crystal Palace2147101832-1419
18West Ham UnitedWest Ham2046102238-1618
19Swansea CitySwansea2144131332-1916
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom202991427-1315
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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City21192061124959
2Chelsea21143439142545
3Manchester UnitedMan Utd21135343162744
4Liverpool21118248242441
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs20114539201937
6Arsenal20114537251237
7Burnley219751817134
8Leicester CityLeicester217683132-127
9Everton217682532-727
10Watford2174103037-725
11Huddersfield TownHuddersfield216691832-1424
12Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton215791525-1022
13Southampton214892030-1020
14Bournemouth2155112032-1220
15Stoke CityStoke2155112346-2320
16Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2154121930-1119
17Crystal Palace2147101832-1419
18West Ham UnitedWest Ham2046102238-1618
19Swansea CitySwansea2144131332-1916
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom202991427-1315
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