Sheffield United vs Burnley

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WHAT HAPPENED
ELSEWHERE
THE STATE OF PLAY…
Norwich continued to set the
pace holding a four-point lead
over Arsenal prior to this current
round of fixtures. Incredibly, the
likes of Liverpool and Leeds
were languishing in mid-table
whilst Manchester United
were nine points off the pace
in eighth. In what would turn
into the biggest transfer of the
season, Frenchman Eric Cantona
left reigning champions Leeds to
join Manchester United in a deal
worth just £1.2m. Elsewhere,
there was further transfer
activity with England midfielder
Neil Webb re-joining Nottingham
Forest in a £800,000 deal from
Manchester United.
THE GAMES…
With Manchester United
threatening to fall off the pace
entirely, they had just ended a
seven-match run without a win
coming into this round of games.
They then travelled to Highbury
to face an Arsenal side looking
most likely to chase down
Norwich, but the Gunners were
dealt a blow as Mark Hughes’
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY
1992-93
During this particular week back in 1992-93,
how did the rest of the Premier League get on?
We look back on what happened elsewhere…
— SATURDAY 28th NOVEMBER 1992 —
▲ Eric Cantona signs
for Manchester United
goal won the game for the
Red Devils. Blackburn stayed
in the hunt with a 1-0 win over
fellow high-flyers QPR thanks
to an Alan Shearer strike. At the
bottom it was starting to look
ominous for Nottingham Forest
and Crystal Palace who both
lost, with the latter thumped 5-0
by Liverpool.
HEADLINE ACT…
Norwich pulled five points clear
at the top after ending Aston
Villa’s 12-match unbeaten run
in what was a five-goal thriller