MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Defender Chris Smalling scored twice after coming on as an early substitute to set Manchester United on its way to a 3-1 win over Burnley that lifted the team to third place in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Sent on the fifth minute for the injured Phil Jones, Smalling scored seconds later with his first touch when he headed home following a corner. Relegation-threatened Burnley took the game to United, equalizing through in-form striker Danny Ings but then wasted a number of chances to go ahead.Smalling made the visitors pay for their misses in the third minute of injury time by heading in Angel Di Maria's corner and Robin van Persie added a late penalty. United climbed above Southampton in the standings.
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