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Jack Flintham

Manchester United issue Burnley ticket update as TeamViewer announcement explained

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Saturday, December 17.

United issue new Burnley statement

Manchester United have revealed that they have received enough tickets back to reduce their attendance to 62,000 for next week's Carabao Cup tie with Burnley.

United announced on Thursday that the match, which was previously sold out, would need to be played in front of the reduced attendance due to a lack of ambulance staff available. North West Ambulance Service will be taking industrial action next week over their pay.

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The Reds had appealed for supporters with tickets to come forward for a refund so as to meet the reduced capacity figure. United have now released the following statement to announce that they have seen enough fans take up the option of a refund.

Read what the United statement said here.

TeamViewer announcement explained

TeamViewer's spell as Manchester United's shirt sponsor will be the shortest by a considerable distance.

Sharp, perhaps the sponsor most synonymous with United, graced their Adidas and Umbro shirts for 18 years until Vodafone's six-year stint started in 2000, coinciding with the mobile phone boom.

AIG enjoyed a short but trophy-laden four years on Nike shirts between 2006 and 2010 until AON's four-year stretch before Chevrolet had the privilege for an unsuccessful seven years that spanned three managers. TeamViewer imagery started appearing at Old Trafford last year.

Read more on what this means for United here.

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