Defeating Brentford, Man Utd ended a streak of 5 matches with draws and losses

Man Utd defeated Brentford at Old Trafford in the 8th round of the Premier League on the evening of October 19. The home team conceded first, then won thanks to goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund.

The great credit goes to the two creative players Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes for their passes to their teammates, ending a five-match streak of Erik ten Hag's team only drawing and losing.

This was the first time the "Red Devils" scored twice in a Premier League match this season, but continued to concede for the third consecutive home game. Ten Hag and his colleagues were clearly unhappy with the way their team conceded.

In the final minute of injury time at the end of the first half, referee Sam Barrott forced centre-back Mathijs de Ligt off the pitch to be attended to by medical staff, as he was bleeding from his head. It was the third time the Dutchman had been sent off with the injury in the match. Man Utd had to play with a man down every time De Ligt was taken off, and the third time they paid the price.

From a left corner kick by midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard, centre-back Ethan Pinnock quickly headed in unmarked to open the scoring for Brentford. Pinnock's header seemed to be right where De Ligt had left it, as he was out of the pitch. Diogo Dalot also couldn't keep up with the away centre-back's run.

Man Utd reacted violently to the referee after the goal, causing both centre-back Jonny Evans and coach Ten Hag to receive yellow cards. Assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy also went to the touchline to complain to the referee. However, according to former referee Mike Dean, Mr. Barrott did the right thing because De Ligt was still bleeding, and Man Utd should blame the medical team.

Brentford have taken the lead in their previous two away games but then lost to Man City and Tottenham. This time, Thomas Frank's side suffered a similar fate.

In the second minute of the second half, Rashford crossed from the right for Garnacho to volley one touch at the second post to the near corner, leaving goalkeeper Mark Flekken unable to react.

In the 62nd minute, Fernandes made a one-touch backheel pass with his back to the goal, creating a pass for Hojlund to break through and chip the ball past the goalkeeper, sealing a 2-1 victory.

This was only Hojlund's first goal in the Premier League this season, having missed the first few games due to injury. The 21-year-old striker pointed to the number and name on his shirt to celebrate the goal, then pointed to Fernandes to show his gratitude.

The win helped Man Utd climb to 10th in the Premier League, but their goal difference is still negative. In round 9, they will visit West Ham, but before that, they will meet coach Jose Mourinho again in the match against Fenerbahce in Istanbul, round 3 of the Europa League.