Manchester United collapsed to the bottom of the premier league table as they suffered a heavy beating at Brentford by 4-0. After losing to Brighton in their opening fixture, the club fell apart during the first half which saw 4 goals. This was Brentford’s first victory against Man Utd since February 1938.
After a calm start to the match, United fell apart when David de Gea failed to stop a low-power shot from Josh Dasilva. After conceding in just 10 minutes, Man Utd never came back they committed mistakes after mistakes to let the match slip from their grasp.
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Poor United defense saw their deficit double in just 8 minutes. David de Gea’s poor pass to ex-Brentford player Eriksen was spoiled by Mathias Jensen. Jensen used brilliant technique to send the United player the other way and scored an easy goal. It was a typical lackadaisical defense.
Poor defense and goalkeeping from United cost them
Manchester United’s hopes of a comeback were crushed completely when Ben Mee outbattled Lisandro Martinez and scored a header at the halfway mark. The standstill United defense saw another set piece go past them to the back of the net. It was a complete horror show.
As if that wasn’t enough, Thomas Frank’s side added to United’s misery just 5 minutes later. A perfectly executed counter-attack that came from a United corner saw Ivan Toney pass to Bryan Mbeumo who beat David de Gea easily to put the ball in the net again.
Overall Manchester United(15) had attempted more shots than Brentford(13) but had only 4 shots on target. Brentford had 7 shots on target out of which they converted 4. It was a brilliant all-round performance from the bees who drew 2-2 against Leicester City in their opening fixture.
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Manchester United lose the opening two matches for the first time
Man Utd conceded 4 goals in the first half in an away match for the first time in Premier League history. Erik Ten Hag made three changes at halftime which significantly improved their shape. However, they did not get many chances to score. Cristiano Ronaldo who was starting for the first time this season saw his headers go wide 2 times.
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Erik emphasized after the match that they need more new signings, and they are going to convince them to join.
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It is going to be a tough month for Manchester United as they are now preparing to face their arch-rivals, Liverpool. If they continue to play like this, it won’t come as a surprise that they lose again. Last season Liverpool put 9 goals past Manchester United, and it isn’t looking good again.
