In the previous round, Man United had a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa. The Red Devils entered the match against Brentford with a lot of pressure. They have only scored 5 goals in the Premier League, much less than the expected goals (11.1).
Man United scored an average of 0.7 goals/match in the Premier League this season (5 goals in 7 matches), a much lower number than in the other 2 arenas they have played in (League Cup, Europa League).
Erik ten Hag's side have won just one of their last six Premier League games (D2 L3), failing to score in their last three. The last time they went four games without scoring was in April 1989. United will certainly not want to repeat that fateful performance against Brentford.
Brentford have lost all three of their Premier League away games this season. The last time they lost their opening four away games was in the 1961-42 season, when the Bees were still playing in the third tier of English football.
If Brentford lose to Man United, coach Thomas Frank will have his 50th defeat in the Premier League, since his first match in charge in August 2021.
Bryan Mbeumo has been a standout player for Brentford. He has scored six goals in seven Premier League games this season, and has scored in each of his last three. If Mbeumo scores or assists against Man United, he will become the first Brentford player to be directly involved in 50 Premier League goals (currently 28 goals, 21 assists).
Man United's Christian Eriksen has been involved in six goals in his last five games in all competitions (three goals, three assists). Only Alejandro Garnacho (seven) has been involved in more goals for Man United this season than the Dane.
Brentford could welcome back Mathias Jensen after a calf injury that has kept him out for over a month, while Mikkel Damsgaard remains a doubt after withdrawing from the international squad. Manager Thomas Frank is also without a number of long-term absentees including Aaron Hickey, Rico Henry, Yoane Wissa and Igor Thiago.
Ten Hag also has injury concerns. Kobbie Mainoo has withdrawn from England duty and will be out for a few weeks, while Manuel Ugarte picked up a hamstring injury playing for Uruguay and needs a fitness check.
Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw are both still absent, while Harry Maguire and Mason Mount are not expected to return anytime soon. However, Garnacho and Amad are ready to play. Right-back Noussair Mazraoui has also trained fully, despite having a heart rhythm problem.
Head to head record Man United - Brentford
Man United have won their last five home games against Brentford, scoring 13 goals and conceding just two. The last time Man United lost to the Bees was in February 1937.
After winning four of their first six league meetings with Man United between 1933 and 1937 (D1 L1), Brentford have won just one of their last 10 meetings with the Red Devils (D2 L7).
The last time Brentford beat Man United was when they overcame their opponents with a score of 4-0 in August 2022.
