Jeff Hendrick's late winner settled a dour clash between Burnley and Newcastle.

Midfielder Hendrick broke the deadlock with 16 minutes to go to send the Clarets up to seventh and level on points with Liverpool.

Republic of Ireland international Hendrick tapped into an open goal from Johann Gudmundsson's cross to hand Sean Dyche the perfect five year anniversary present.

Javier Manquillo almost grabbed a last gasp equaliser but his header from Jonjo Shelvey's cross was diverted onto the roof of the net.

Here is how our man at the ground Simon Bird rated the players...
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BURNLEY

Nick Pope 7

Quiet night but held United’s best shot from Shelvey in the first half

Matthew Lowton 7

Worked hard to overlap but tricky Atsu kept him busy in defence

Ben Mee 7

Sound performer organising the defence and being the ball winner
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James Tarkowski 7

Worked well alongside Mee in a strong-arm partnership

Stephen Ward 7

Hugged the touchline when Burnley had the ball to give wide crossing outlet

Jack Cork 6

Anchorman in midfield and covered his ground in thick of action
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Steven Defour 6

Offered some neat touches in central midfield without providing killer touch

Jeff Hendrick 6

Pushed on to press the back four, and to link midfield to attack, though got the goal.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson 6

Supported the attack well from the right and dangerous cutting inside
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Robbie Brady 6

Containment job on Ritchie and buzzed around inside to support

Ashley Barnes 6

Worked the line alone and looked best when competing in the air
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NEWCASTLE

Rob Elliot 7

Safe hands on the many crosses Burnley punted into the box

DeAndre Yedlin 6

So quick on the attack when breaking but frustrating delivery

Jamaal Lascelles 7

Skipper had to stand tall and strong against the Burnley set pieces
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Florian Lejeune 7

Keeps place ahead of Ciaran Clark and that’s a tight call

Javier Manquillo 6

Subdued on the overlap, and stuck to keeping Gudmundsson quiet

Mo Diame 6

First Premier League start for three years in for Merino, and added physicality
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Jonjo Shelvey 6

Tidy and played a superb quarterback pass down the right

Matt Ritchie 6

Worked hard but chances to be creative were few and far between

Ayoze Perez 6

Put in a shift in the tactical shape Benitez demanded and had one good shot
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Christian Atsu 6

United’s best outlet early on, with one shot just over

Joselu 5

Worked well to hassle defence and took kick in a painful area for his efforts