Despite having to play away, Manchester United proactively pushed up their formation to attack first. However, this intention was quickly extinguished when Brentford launched a sharp counter-attack in the 8th minute.
After a controversial collision, Jordan Henderson crossed the ball accurately for Igor Thiago to escape, firing a powerful shot into the top corner, giving Altay Bayindir no chance to block it. Harry Maguire's slow reaction made Man United's offside trap meaningless.
The early loss turned the game around. Brentford continuously pressed the away team's defense with speedy attacks from both sides. In goal, Bayindir had to constantly correct his teammates. He made an excellent save from two close-range headers in the 17th minute, but was helpless against Thiago's rebound just 2 minutes later.
2 quick goals forced the "Red Devils" to raise their squad to find an equalizer. However, the lack of ideas in midfield and Bruno Fernandes' mistakes in the central midfield role left them helpless against the home team's defense.
It was not until the 27th minute, thanks to a mistake by goalkeeper Caohimin Kelleher, that M.U had a goal to reduce the gap. Benjamin Sesko took advantage of a rare opportunity to score his first goal in the Premier League, giving the visitors a little hope.
Right at the beginning of the second half, Man United accelerated their attack. The gap appeared in front of Cunha and Dorgu, but both missed opportunities, leaving the away team unable to equalize.
After a series of missed shots, M.U almost conceded a third goal in the 63rd minute. Dalot continued to make mistakes, creating an opportunity for Dango Ouattara to finish comfortably from the unexpected position. Goalkeeper Bayindir was forced to save for the fourth time in the match.
In the 76th minute, Man United was unexpectedly awarded a penalty after Nathan Collins pulled down Mbeumo in the penalty area. From a distance of 11m, Bruno Fernandes chose to shoot to the corner where he often scored successfully. However, goalkeeper Kelleher made an accurate assessment and successfully blocked the ball.
In the final period of the match, Brentford defended tightly and scored another goal to seal the 3-1 victory after Jensen's dangerous shot from outside the penalty area.
The Bees ended a three-game winless streak in the Premier League and climbed to 11th place. Meanwhile, Man United still have only 7 points after 6 matches played.
