Time's up!! Man United won 2-1 against Brentford, ending a 5-match winless streak in all competitions. This result temporarily helped the Red Devils rise to 10th place in the rankings.
Minute 84: Man United is still trying to get close to the Bees' penalty area. Garnacho just kicked from the edge of the penalty area but the ball went too soft.
Minute 74: Hojlund leaves the field to make way for Zirkzee.
Minute 62: GOAL!!! Bruno Fernandes had a delicate header for Hojlund to run down and chip the ball past goalkeeper Flekken.
Minute 57: Garnacho is causing many problems for Brentford's defense. The goal helped Man United start the second half with a more relaxed spirit.
Minute 47: GOAL!!! From Rashford's cross, Garnacho moved and fired a shot that surprised the Brentford goalkeeper. Man United equalized 1-1.
22:08: The second half begins!
End of first half!! Brentford temporarily leads with a score of 1-0. Many clear situations were created in the first half but Man United could not take advantage.
Minute 45+5: GOAL!!! From a corner kick, Pinnock jumped the highest to head the ball to open the score for Brentford.
Minute 40: More opportunities are coming to United but they have not been able to take advantage. Rasmus Hojlund had 2 chances to finish but his handling was too inaccurate.
Minute 34: Hojlund hit Eriksen's heels just in time but he shot over the bar despite having many gaps.
Minute 30: Southampton just scored two goals against Leicester in the match taking place at the same time. That means Man United are currently the team with the fewest goals in the Premier League. This is an alarming figure.
Minute 21: In a situation where the ball bounces in the penalty area, Flekken saves right on the goal line.Hojlund almost opened the score for the Red Devils.
Minute 18: Brentford is controlling the ball up to 68% in the past few minutes.Man United did not have much space to coordinate attacks.
Minute 12: Victor Lindelof was warming up after Matthijs de Ligt collided head-on with Kevin Schade's knee outside the penalty area.
Minute 6: Brentford entered the game proactively at high speed.They created a few chances but Man United were well prepared for this approach from their opponents.
21:01 The match begins.
Pre-match information
Man United have won their last five home games against Brentford, scoring 13 goals and conceding 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 2013 and 1937 (1 draw, 1 loss), Brentford have won just one of their last 10 meetings with the Red Devils (2 draws, 2 losses 7).
The last time Brentford beat Man United was when they beat their opponents 4-0 in August 2022.
The attention is on Ten Hag and the Dutch strategist needs to quickly improve the team's performance. Man United are currently 14th in the Premier League table, 10 points behind leaders Liverpool.
