Manchester United wins against Burnley with eight World Cup drivers

Record champions Manchester United played their first competitive game after the World Cup in Qatar with a total of eight World Cup drivers.

Casemiro (Brazil), Christian Eriksen (Denmark), Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), Marcus Rashford (England) and Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) were on the pitch from the start in the 2-0 (1-0) win against second division FC Burnley in the League Cup . Eriksen (27th) and Rashford (57th) decided the game for ManUnited.

Three other Qatari drivers, Brazilians Antony and Fred and Englishman Luke Shaw, also came on as substitutes. Burnley did without his Moroccan World Cup hero Anass Zaroury, who played against Croatia (1-2) in the match for third place on Saturday.

The Premier League starts again in England on Monday with the traditional games on Boxing Day.