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https://juanmata8.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Burnley.jpg900743I'm writing to you at the end of a typical Autumn Sunday in Manchester, with the night arriving earlier after the clocks have gone back by an hour. The Winter season is approaching... The day has been quiet and I've been thinking a lot about Saturday's game, arguably one of the weirdest draws of my career.