Brentford - Man utd

Brentford vs Manchester United should be a brilliant game in west London on Saturday as the pressure is, once again, cranking up on the Red Devils.

I’ll have analysis from what is hopefully a red-hot clash here between Brentford and Manchester United, as the latter really need a piece of this glorious sunshine to brighten up the negative vibes swirling around them. From Cristiano Ronaldo wanting to leave and now being stuck at the club to Erik ten Hag tasting defeat in his first game in charge and the botched attempts to sign Marko Arnautovic ( fan unrest reportedly brought that deal to its knees), it remains a bit of a mess. It seems like it will not be smooth sailing in Erik ten Hag’s early days in charge and this trip to Brentford has an upset alert flashing all over it. On the pitch Erik ten Hag didn’t see many positives as his side were dominated by Brighton and deserved to lose their opening game. Sergi Canos is also out with a hamstring issue. Also, the summer-long pursuit of Frenkie de Jong seems to have been fruitless so Adrien Rabiot is the man United now want to sign to dictate the tempo of their play from midfield. Erik ten Hag lost his first Premier League game in charge of United, as the 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton laid bare all of the issues the Dutch coach is trying to solve. The Bees continue to fly under the radar and are determined to make sure there is no Sophomore slump for them this season as they’ve made yet more savvy pickups this summer. Brentford have once again recruited smartly, signing Aaron Hickey, Keane Lewis-Potter and Mikkel Damsgaard to strengthen their squad. KICK OFF: We are underway here in Brentford. United have started okay with Marcus Rashford surging forward and finding Cristiano Ronaldo who goes down looking for a free kick. That is a lot to try and sort out whilst at the same time trying to usher in a new possession-based style and sign new players to fit that system. GOALLL! Brentford 1-0 up and that is a proper howler from David de Gea. Josh Dasilva with a low shot which somehow squirms past the United goalkeeper as time seemed to stand still.

Minute-by-minute report: Christian Eriksen returns to west London with United. Join Scott Murray to see how the action unfolds.

75 min: A cross into the Brentford box from the left. Free kick, and another chance for the hosts to sling one into the United mixer. United clear easily. United go up the other end, Malacia’s low cross from the left sitting up for Eriksen, who pulls his shot wide right from ten yards. 85 min: Ronaldo fails to clear the corner with a header, then allows Janelt to turn him this way and that. 89 min: Rashford is booked for bringing down Baptiste as Brentford look to counter. There’s just enough time for McTominay to nearly get himself sent off, needlessly clattering into Baptiste and risking a second yellow. We know they’ve got great talent, but when you work hard and run all over them, then the result shows what we are capable of.” He’s then asked if he has any idea how United turn this around. They are good players, and have to take responsibility on the pitch, as a team and as individuals, and that’s what we didn’t do. You have to take belief onto the pitch for yourself and the team. Of course we expected a different start, but what happened in the past, last season, has been brought into this season, and we have to change that really quickly.

A loss to Brentford on Saturday and Manchester United could be in crisis. Of course that sounds a bit hyperbolic given that it is just United's second match ...

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