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title: "Burnley: Journalist hails Manuel Benson’s performance vs Sheffield United"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/burnley-championship-manuel-benson-sheffield-united-news-updates/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Burnley News"
published: "2022-11-05T14:35:54Z"
modified: "2022-11-05T14:35:54Z"
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# Burnley: Journalist hails Manuel Benson’s performance vs Sheffield United

**Journalist [Andy Jones](https://twitter.com/adjones_journo/status/1588883622014042117?s=20&t=MCLbnE2CUlMqDahtfNP6zw) has hailed Manuel Benson’s performance in [Burnley](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/burnley-fc-news/)‘s defeat at Sheffield United in the [Championship](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/championship-news/) on Saturday.**

### The Lowdown: Defeat for the Clarets

The Clarets made the trip to Bramall Lane for an important league clash, with the Blades set to provide Vincent Kompany’s side with a stern test.

A highly entertaining game eventually saw Burnley fall to a 5-2 defeat, despite being in front twice in the opening 45 minutes. Benson scored both of his side’s goals in the defeat, as his impressive run of form this season continues.

### The Latest: Journalist lauds Benson

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/adjones_journo/status/1588883622014042117?s=20&t=MCLbnE2CUlMqDahtfNP6zw), Jones singled out the 25-year-old for praise after his influential performance, making this admission on Benson at the interval.

> “Manuel Benson is in the form of his life.”

### The Verdict: Huge player this season

With each passing week, the more Benson’s influence in a Burnley shirt seems to grow and he was impressive on Saturday, standing out for the away side in a high-tempo encounter.

Not only did he score twice but he also enjoyed a 94% pass completion rate, completed one key pass and made one tackle, according to [*SofaScore*](https://www.sofascore.com/burnley-sheffield-united/gsp), in what was an imperious all-round display.

It’s now [six Championship goals](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/400244/Show/Benson-Manuel) for the season for Benson, having only started four matches in the competition, and the hope is that this is only the start of his brilliance.