Manchester United - Brentford
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00:00Well, Leroy Tinhardt forced into changes from the side that drew with Aston Villa.
00:04Andre Anaheim has actually kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League this season.
00:09Harry Maguire is out, so De Ligt returns,
00:12with Martinez likely to come in at left-back.
00:16Kobe Menuh also unavailable, so Casemiro starts in the league for the first time
00:21since the defeat to Liverpool.
00:24There were doubts over Garnaccio,
00:26but the winger is able to continue his ever-present involvement.
00:30Rasmus Hoylen makes his first home league start of the campaign.
00:35And with senior players missing, 17-year-old Jack Fletcher,
00:39son of former Manchester United midfielder Darren, is on the bench.
00:45Thomas Frank is able to name an unchanged side for the win over Wolves.
00:49Nobody has had to make more saves this season than Mark Flecken.
00:55Fifth straight Premier League start for Seth Vandenberg.
00:59And 55th straight Premier League game for Vartani Yanout.
01:03One more goal or assist would take Bryan Mbumo to 50 goal involvements in the Premier League.
01:10And Kevin Scharder aiming for his first goal of the season.
01:15Johan Wisse is on the bench after his recent ankle injury.
01:19And away we go.
01:24Full focus now, otherwise you may miss a Brentford goal.
01:29But from Manchester United's point of view, they got the kick-off at least.
01:33And again on the end of this corner.
01:36Eriksen with it, flicked on by Martinez.
01:41And dropped by Flecken.
01:43Eriksen, well, it seemed as though it was comfortable initially.
01:50Rashford, and Eriksen was free in the middle, Hoyland trying to spin.
01:55Eriksen, laying it back, Casemiro.
01:58Garnaccio! Went for the near post. Flecken saw it.
02:03Because when they do get through that press, they're in.
02:06Mbumo, Norgaard, time to turn, takes the shot!
02:11And Anana pushes it away.
02:16De Ligt.
02:20Eriksen.
02:23Eriksen, Hoyland trying to flick it on, it might come back to Eriksen.
02:26It does! And he's put it over.
02:29I think the referee had blown his whistle already for a foul.
02:32But I don't think Eriksen knew that.
02:34He didn't, but he'd be absolutely delighted when he turns around and sees the referee has given a foul.
02:39I think to remember here is that we'll have a decent amount of time added on in this first half after the...
02:46Clash, and Cohen.
02:48Collins was on the floor, and Hoyland, can he take advantage?
02:51Right, it goes.
02:53I think too many times they've gone from A to B,
02:56it wouldn't mean from an on a straight direct to a striker too early.
03:00And Hoyland, nice turn.
03:02Garnaccio will go on his own, didn't quite get hold of it,
03:06he's still called on Flecken to make a save,
03:09but he's looked very lively in this first half, Garnaccio.
03:12He certainly has, I mean, every time he's got the ball at his feet,
03:15he's only had one thought in his mind, and Manchester United need
03:18to just keep playing them the ball as many times as they can,
03:21because he's getting closer and closer at every opportunity.
03:24See what he's just trying to do, I think the deflections actually help Flecken with the save.
03:30Damsgaard.
03:32And Damsgaard to play it to the back post.
03:35The header from Dalot.
03:38Delict to the moment, I think he's got blood running down his head.
03:44And it's not been noticed at the moment as the ball's set in towards Shada,
03:47he's got his header all wrong.
03:49And that's fortunate for Manchester United,
03:51but I don't think they've noticed yet, the officials,
03:54can't carry on like that.
03:56And they are, I think the suggestion from the VAR is also that
04:00he needs to come off.
04:02Giving it a wipe is not going to help.
04:04Sam Barrett telling him to go off here,
04:07with his corner to defend.
04:10It's awkward for Manchester United, but those are the laws.
04:23I think with the time remaining,
04:26Manchester will just go and get proper treatment here now.
04:29This might be the last action of the first half.
04:31Might be.
04:32Brentford corner, Manchester United down to ten.
04:35And they've been punished.
04:36Piddock with the header.
04:39And a thumping one of that.
04:42And a thumping end to the half for the B's.
04:46Who are doing it again at Old Trafford.
04:50And Manchester United upset because Delict
04:53was forced off the pitch with the blood.
04:56Running down his head.
04:59And a man down.
05:01They're behind.
05:04And the delivery into an area that says to Piddock,
05:06you go and attack this in the six-yard box.
05:08He loses his marker, Dalot, who was just praising.
05:11He completely loses him.
05:13And he finds himself free, and he knows,
05:15if I can just get contact on this.
05:17Watch the little run.
05:19Dalot just allows him to get the run, and you can't do that.
05:22Because Piddock with his aerial presence
05:24and the power that he can generate from that.
05:27And I have to say, Delict is really annoyed
05:30because he's got brought off.
05:31You've got to say, why wasn't it sorted out
05:33in the last minute when he was brought off
05:36before that to say, you know what it is,
05:38we've got to stop this bleeding.
05:42Well, ten-hard not happy.
05:44He's being booked as well.
05:47But as you said, Mike, I don't think Manchester United
05:49can really blame the officials in this sort of situation.
05:53At the end of the day, we suspected that the blood
05:55would reappear, and that was the case for Delict.
06:00But as far as Brentford are concerned,
06:02Ethan Piddock scoring in back-to-back matches,
06:06the centre-back, just before half-time.
06:09Once again, showing their dominance at set-plays as well.
06:11Thomas Frank making sure that they're lethal
06:13from dead-ball situations.
06:16Eriksen.
06:18Rashford.
06:20Ball, he goes to the back post, excellent ball!
06:22What a finish!
06:24Garnaccio!
06:27Two equalisers for Manchester United
06:29straight after half-time.
06:34And relief for Erik ten Haag.
06:38And his eyes on the flag on the near side by Garnaccio.
06:42He stopped that one away beautifully.
06:45The cross-field pass.
06:47We said he did one early on in the first half
06:49with the outside of his glint in Rashford.
06:51Well, this time it's the inside of his foot
06:53with a bend on it, the delivery.
06:55Vandenberg gets sucked in, he leaves his man Garnaccio.
06:58And it's probably the hardest attempt that he's had all game.
07:01And he's had a few, because he looked like a man.
07:03Number ten and behind Hoyland.
07:06More problems here for Vandenberg against Garnaccio.
07:09And he dives inside!
07:11And he almost found the corner.
07:13Left the ball behind, but one back.
07:15They've got a bit more bite about them.
07:17Casemiro's shot, pushed away by Flecken.
07:20It goes to Martinez.
07:23Bruno Fernandes!
07:26And it's worth a go, really, with that,
07:28maybe that sun issue for Flecken.
07:30So the most touches in the opposition box
07:32in this match as well, Garnaccio.
07:34Doing his work in the penalty area as well as outside of it.
07:37Eriksen, lovely flick from Fernandes!
07:39Hoyland, it's beautiful!
07:41From Manchester United, to turn things around.
07:49And Eriksen Hart will be delighted.
07:54With a build-up to that goal.
07:58And be delighted with the way his side has played in his second half.
08:03And what you'll see, we've just talked about the intent
08:06and the higher pressing from Manchester United.
08:08Look where they win the ball back here.
08:10And what it does, it sets off the pattern of play then.
08:13Fernandes, the flick here is magic.
08:15You can see Hoyland's onside.
08:17And Seve's still got so much to do when he gets up against Flecken.
08:21This is an absolutely brilliant finish.
08:24The little dink over Flecken to give Manchester United 2-1.
08:29And I have to say, the second-half performance,
08:31they actually deserve to be ahead now.
08:35It's nicely done from Manchester United,
08:38who are looking under all sorts of pressure at half-time.
08:41But Rasmus Hoyland with his first Premier League goal of the season.
08:48And look how much it means to Eriksen Hart.
08:52Well, there's a striker on the staff of Manchester United,
08:54Ruud van Nistelrooy.
08:56Bruno Fernandes just looked at him and gave him a huge round of applause
08:59because he knows what an impact he's had on this game.
09:01And then Arnazor, Dalot, and finds Dalot...
09:04And Dalot is in!
09:05Saved by Flecken.
09:06There was a bit of a tug, I think, from Xhada.
09:11We're picking out stand-up players for Manchester United in this game, of course.
09:14Garnaccio would be up there, but Dalot, another one.
09:17Look at the run, though, from Casemiro.
09:19And clever from him, Rashford Zagzi.
09:23Couldn't take it, otherwise that would have been another excellent goal.
09:27I can't believe he's trying to take it with his left foot.
09:29This is better from Brentford Whistler.
09:31And it was Casemiro who actually got back and put him off enough.
09:36Whistler felt he was being fouled.
09:38It's delectable people in this position.
09:40And that's not a bad ball at all.
09:42Garnaccio!
09:44Didn't get it right in the end.
09:46On target, but not enough to really, truly test Flecken.
09:49Damsgaard and Bumo, on to Whistler.
09:52Now Flack stays down.
09:55What can Whistler do here?
09:56Jarmolek's shot, over it goes.
09:58Flack goes up.
09:59We thought that might be the case in the end.
10:02Sidon.
10:03Rosliff.
10:04Plenty forward, looking for a good ball.
10:06Aja won the header.
10:08Bruno Fernandes didn't know where the ball was.
10:10And Cavaliers' shot.
10:12And wide it goes.
10:14Did Brentford have the time?
10:18Flecken forward.
10:20Masraoui will go up, and he won the header.
10:24And Agathe will just drive this forward.
10:28Great energy from him.
10:30And Rashford, will he go for the corner?
10:33No, he won't.
10:34You'll find Fernandes.
10:35And Fernandes from the angle.
10:37Trying to catch out Flecken.
10:41A relieving result for Manchester United,
10:44and in particular, Erik ten Haag.
10:48It wasn't looking so rosy at half-time,
10:51when Ethan Pinnock had put Brentford in front.
10:54But, what a second half for the Red Devils.
10:59Garnaccio with their first.
11:01Hoyland with their second.
11:03They turn the game around with the same scoreline as last season,
11:07but in different circumstances.
11:09Final score at Old Trafford,
11:12Manchester United 2, Brentford 1.