Ruben Amorim and Manchester United have been left with a well-known sinking feeling as Bruno Fernandes missed a second-half penalty in a 3-1 defeat at Brentford.
Bryan Mbeumo made his return to west London following his transfer to United within the switch window, however it proved to be an sad one, with a 20-minute double from Igor Thiago placing Brentford in command.
Benjamin Sesko’s first objective for United within the twenty sixth minute gave the Pink Devils hope and so they seemed primed to stage after they have been awarded a 71st-minute penalty. Nevertheless, his 12-yard effort was tame and simply saved, and substitute Mathias Jensen’s chic strike from the sting of the world in stoppage time made positive of the factors for the Bees.
Any constructive momentum from their 2-1 win over Chelsea extinguished, United drop to thirteenth within the desk, with Brentford shifting above them into eleventh.
Brentford v Manchester United
United confirmed some solely promising indicators going ahead however have been caught chilly by Thiago, who managed to remain onside as Harry Maguire stepped up whereas taking part in a really excessive line of defense and latched onto Jordan Henderson’s lengthy ball ahead earlier than lashing a vicious effort past Altay Bayindir and into the top-left nook.
Brentford piled the stress on thereafter, with Bayindir required to maintain out close-range headers from each Henderson and Nathan Collins after Matheus Cunha had fired large on the different finish.
But there was nothing Bayindir might do as Thiago doubled his tally, turning house after the United goalkeeper had turned Kevin Schade’s low cross from the left into his path.
United, although, discovered a approach again into the competition by Sesko, who pounced on Patrick Dorgu’s excessive ball into the field and transformed on the third time of asking following successive saves from Caoimhin Kelleher.
Probabilities have been much less plentiful within the second half, although Bayindir wanted to provide a nice save to forestall Dango Ouattara from restoring Brentford’s two-goal benefit within the 63rd minute following extra good from the work from the spectacular Schade.
Eight minutes later United have been gifted a golden likelihood for an equaliser when Collins pulled again former team-mate Mbeumo and Craig Pawson finally pointed to the spot.
However the delay in VAR confirming the choice and deciding if Collins’ yellow card ought to be upgraded had an hostile affect on Fernandes, whose poor low penalty was repelled by Kelleher.
Amid United’s desperation to discover a leveller, they have been caught by the sucker punch, with Jensen’s sensible bending shot leaving Bayindir with no likelihood.
