Brentford dealt Manchester United another blow, defeating them 3-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium in the early kick-off of the Premier League games.
Igor Thiago’s brace and a late strike from Mathias Jensen condemned United to their third defeat in the 2025/26 Premier League Season.
The loss further increase the pressure on the Reds Devils’ manager, Ruben Amorim, who has been under intense criticism for his poor run of games in the United’s job. Despite the form, Amorim insisted he will stick to his style of play.
Details of the game
Igor Thiago opened the scoring in the 8th minutes after lashing on a long pass from Jordan Henderson. He added the second in the 20th minute when United faced to clear their lines after goalkeeper Altay Bayındır parried a shot to his direction.
United were brought back into the game six minutes after when summer signing, Benjemin Šeško, pulled one back to leave the scoreline at 2-1 in the first half.
Manchester United missed the chance to come level in the 76th minute when captain Bruno Fernandes’ penalty was saved by goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. This is the second penalty miss for the Portuguese this season, having missed one against Fulham in the second game on August 24.
Deep into the injury time, Mathias Jensen converted a counterattack to punished United for the penalty miss.
The Bees continued their unbeaten home run against United, having two wins and a draw in the last three home games.
For Keith Andrews, it was another good home result; the statement victory of his Brentford tenure so far.
Lineups
Brentford: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg, Aaron Hickey, Jordan Henderson, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Dango Ouattara, Mikkel Damsgaard, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago.
Man Utd: Altay Bayindir, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Bruno Fernandes, Patrick Dorgu, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko.
Kobbie Mainoo continued to hope for a Premier League start. He was brought in as a substitute in the 66th minutes with United trailing 2-1.
What is left for Amorim?
The numbers in the league for Amorim is a poor form: W9 D7 L17.
The fate of the Portuguese manager is expected to be decided in the coming days, but the management of the Red Devils’ recently polled their support for him.
Šeško did not have much to celebrate despite opening his account for United. He arrived at United in a £73.7million deal from RB Leipzig with a lot of expectation on his shoulders.
Bryan Mbeumo’s return to the Gtech Community Stadium ended in a huge defeat, with little to contribute to the scoreline.
Matheus Cunha is still struggling to make his mark in United’s shirt. He wasn’t convincing in today’s game.
United will host newly promoted side Sunderland next Saturday, at Old Trafford Stadium.
