Sir Alex has given some unintentionally ironic interviews before, but I'm not entirely sure there's been one worse than this:

...[T]he Clarets are facing up to a nightmare run of matches, starting with the visit of Manchester United to Turf Moor on Wednesday night. It means unless Coyle's men can record a couple of exceptional results, they will find themselves near, or at, the foot of the table, with many pundits believing they will stay there. Then Ferguson fears Coyle will be a man under pressure, no matter that he was responsible for their unexpected return to England's elite for the first time since 1976. "I hope he has got an understanding chairman," said Ferguson. "We live in a results industry. No matter what we think is fair or how difficult we think it is to get into the Premier League, some directors don't think that way.

Indeed.

Down 1-0 just before the half, surely Michael Carrick isn't the best penalty kick option a championship team has. Is he? Reactions from anyone who saw the game are welcome. Here's what's being bandied about online. The Guardian:

Sir Alex Ferguson's team were shockingly bad, with Michael Owen's body language saying everything as he was substituted after 63 minutes of personal misery, though it would be unfair to dwell too much on United's shortcomings if it deflects any of the praise away from Burnley.

Football365:

United looked disjointed and sluggish against Burnley. They weren't terrible, but each pass seemed to take a split second longer than it should have, and more often than not was half a yard short or wide of its target.

Bleacher Report:

The entire second half was played in the Burnley end, but United couldn't find the golden touch to get them level, which would have been all they'd need to get them a second. Instead, United looked like the team they are, one with new faces and players who haven't played nearly enough together to put forth a real team effort.