BURNLEY have got footie fans wagging their tongues by naming an extremely-rare perfect starting XI for their clash with Liverpool.
The Clarets will face the Merseysiders at Anfield this afternoon looking to pick up their first points of the new Premier League season.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche named his starting XI for the trip to Merseyside at 11:30am.
And Clarets fans couldn’t help but notice their manager had named a starting XI with squad numbers 1-11.
To make the coincidence even bigger, the players’ numbers corresponded with their traditional positions.
One fan tweeted: “Burnley name their starting team consisting of players wearing the numbers 1-11.
“All also playing in the traditional positions for the numbers. Glorious.
Another said: “Sean Dyche going old school and starting squad numbers 1-11 in starting line up.”
And another said: “SHIRT NUMBERS 1-11 IN THE STARTING LINE UP.”
One remarked: ” They’ve actually lined up using squad numbers 1 to 11.”
Dyche’s choice of formation for the match was the traditional 4-4-2, which has gone by the wayside in recent years.
Another fan remarked: “Yes. 1-11, 4-4-2. Things you love to see.
“And in the traditional places! 1 3, 5, 6, 2 7, 4, 8, 11 9, 10 The way it should be!”
One merely said: “Glorious.”
Burnley starting XI to face Liverpool: Pope; Lawton Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Cork, McNeil; Wood, Barnes
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