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Manchester United came from behind thanks to a Juan Mata double against Leicester last night but were denied all three points at the King Power Stadium thanks to Harry Maguire’s last-minute equaliser.
The Red Devils missed a number of golden opportunities to put the game beyond any doubt, including Jesse Lingard hitting the post from close range.
Despite a poor performance in the final third, Merson is backing Jose Mourinho’s to make up for it at Old Trafford when they host Burnley on Boxing Day.
Burnley were last night thrashed 3-0 by Tottenham at Turf Moor.
Merson told Sky Sports: “It is alright saying we missed chance after chance, but Man Utd's final pass was sometimes atrocious.
Manchester United's likely line-up to face Burnley at home
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“They are going to beat someone soon, so I am going to go 4-0”
Paul Merson
“And if I was the manager, I would have been fuming. At the highest level, that was poor.
“To just let players drop off and get the ball against 10 men… But I am going to go for Man Utd.
“They are going to beat someone soon, so I am going to go 4-0 as I think losing to Spurs will have affected Burnley on Saturday.
“They got well beaten and I just think Man United are waiting for the goals to start flowing, while James Tarkowski is a big miss for Burnley - you saw that on Saturday.”