Brentford 4-0 Manchester United: Bees run riot in first half to humiliate visitors

Brentford produced a shocking first-half efficiency as they scored 4 objectives in the first 35 minutes to condemn Manchester United to a humiliating defeat at Gtech Community Stadium.

Mathias Jensen doubled the lead after dispossessing former Brentford participant Christian Eriksen, with Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo objectives placing Thomas Frank’s aspect 4 up throughout an unbelievable first half in which they dismantled United in beautiful trend.

The defeat is United’s seventh in a row on the highway – their worst run since 1936 – whereas it’s the seventh time they’ve conceded not less than 4 objectives in a league recreation for the reason that begin of final season.

While Brentford can bask in a historic win, United boss Erik ten Hag faces the unenviable activity of lifting his gamers in time for the go to of Liverpool to Old Trafford on Monday, 22 August.

From unhealthy to worse for United

Having been deservedly beaten by Brighton final week, United sought to make a fast begin but it surely was Brentford who discovered early pleasure because the visitors’ defence crumbled in spectacular trend towards their high-pressing hosts.

De Gea, who for thus lengthy has been one in all United’s most constant performers, was left red-faced when he allowed Dasilva’s speculative shot from distance to slip beneath him and into the web, with Cristiano Ronaldo claiming he was fouled in the build-up.

Harry Maguire was then booked for a careless lunge on Dasilva, and whereas Mathias Jensen missed from the resultant free-kick, the Danish midfielder was celebrating two minutes later following one other United mistake.

De Gea’s cross to Eriksen on the sting of the United penalty space led to Jensen stealing the ball earlier than slotting low into the web to double Brentford’s lead.

After falling two behind to Brighton final week, it was one other stern examination of United’s character, but it surely solely received worse as Brentford struck twice in the area of 5 minutes to transfer 4 clear.

Mee nodded residence on the far publish to make it three earlier than Mbeumo completed off a fast counter-attack when he managed Ivan Toney’s cross earlier than curling the ball past a helpless De Gea to put the Bees 4 up after a scarcely plausible 35 minutes.

Manager Ten Hag may barely have envisaged such a catastrophic begin to his reign, and whereas there may be nonetheless time for the Dutchman to remodel their fortunes, the first two video games of the season have underlined the daunting activity going through the previous Ajax boss at Old Trafford.

Brentford a breath of contemporary air

While a lot of the post-match dialogue will concentrate on United’s issues, Brentford – like Brighton final week – deserve reward for his or her method and execution.

From the first whistle, they tormented United, refusing to permit the visitors time on the ball and, crucially, took their probabilities to go away their opponents in the mud.

The first objective arrived when Jensen robbed Ronaldo contained in the United half and fed the onrushing Dasilva. With Lisandro Martinez – subbed at half-time – gradual to shut off the area, Dasilva despatched a low shot in direction of the objective that escaped De Gea’s grasp.

That set the tone for the first half as Brentford ran riot. The spectacular Jensen anticipated De Gea’s dangerous cross to Eriksen and punished each gamers, earlier than Toney used his peak benefit to beat Martinez in the air and tee up Mee, who marked his residence debut with a objective.

The fourth objective summed up the distinction between the perimeters. After Jadon Sancho was muscled off the ball contained in the Brentford field, the hosts pumped the ball lengthy to Toney.

With United gradual to react to the creating counter-attack, Toney slipped in Mbeumo, who shook off Luke Shaw and swept the ball residence to spark delirious scenes among the many residence followers.

Ten Hag’s response was to introduce Raphael Varane, Scott McTominay and Tyrell Malacia on the break, however along with his gamers apparently in shock, United had been unable to mount the miraculous comeback required to salvage one thing from the sport as Brentford strolled to a victory that can dwell lengthy in the reminiscence.

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