Brentford 1 Man Utd 1: Were United a bit rubbish? Will the Mainoo hype train slow down?

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Manchester United played out a bizarre draw with Brentford on Saturday evening despite struggling throughout the game

played out a dramatic 1-1 draw with on Saturday night. United struggled during the first half of the game in west London. They had a hard time dealing with Brentford and conceded an incredible 14 shots, but went into the dressing room on level terms. The second half was not much better from Erik ten Hag’s side. had a strike ruled out for offside. Despite Brentford’s domination, though, struck out of nowhere for United to give them the lead deep into added time.

Advertisement Brentford are another team that can chalk up a disappointing season to injuries and suspension of their key players. They have only had one clean sheet at home all season, doubling down on a direct approach full of counter-attacks and long passes. This made for a match-up that suited United in theory. In practice, Ten Hag’s back four played most of the game in the air.

 

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