Manchester United escaped a losing streak and broke the sluggish mood thanks to Scott McTominay's dramatic score.
Manchester United won 2-1 against Brentford in the eighth round of the Premier League in the 2023/24 season at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on the 7th.
Manchester United rose to 10th place in the league with 12 points accumulated with the victory. In particular, he was suffering from a tremendous slump after losing two consecutive games at home recently, but he cut it off and took the opportunity to rebound. The 2-3 defeat against Galatasaray (Turkiye) in the UEFA Champions League was also a three-game home losing streak, but he took a breather by overcoming the difficult opponent Brentford. 스포츠토토
United, the home team, went 4-2-3-1. Andre Onana defended the goal, and Giogu Dalot, Jonny Evans, Harry Maguire and Viktor Lindelöf formed the defense. Casemiro and Sofiane Amrabat were placed in the third line, while Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount, and Bruno Fernandes played in the second line to support front-line striker Rasmus Höirun.
Away team Brentford faced off 3-5-2. Thomas Strakosha played goalkeeper, while the back three were Christopher Ayer, Ethan Pinnock and Nathan Collins. Aaron Hickey and Mez Löerslev played at wingback, while Vitaly Janelt, Christian Nurgor and Mathias Jensen worked together in the midfield. Joane Weissa and Brian Mbemo played as the front two-top to aim for Manchester United's goal.
United faltered from the early hours of the first half. In the third minute of the first half, Loereslev's cross hit Lindelöf and a corner kick was declared, and Hickey, who had a chance at a corner kick, tried to shoot, but unfortunately headed over the net.
Manchester United also fought back. In the 5th minute of the first half, Casemiro's strong cross in front of the goal flew toward Rashford and Hoylun, who were located in front of the goal, but he failed to record an effective shot without touching his head.
Brentford scored the first goal. In the 26th minute of the first half, Brentford's pass from Weesa was caught by Lindelöf in the penalty box, and the ball hit Weesa again and flowed to Jensen. Jensen finished it right away with a left-footed shot, and Onana blew herself and touched the goal with her hand, but unfortunately the ball headed into the goal.
Manchester United tried to score at the end of the first half, but it was rather Brentford who took the threatening opportunity. Mbemo, who caught the ball from the right side of the penalty box arc in the 38th minute of the first half, attempted a powerful left-footed mid-range shot, but unfortunately the ball missed the side of the net. In the end, the first half ended with a 1-0 lead from Brentford.
At the start of the second half, Manchester United focused on the attack by taking out Casemiro and putting in Eriksen. In the 8th minute of the second half, Eriksen's mid-range shot from a long distance was unfortunately blocked by Strakosha.
Brentford sought to score additional points with his signature long-throw tactics. In the 10th minute of the second half, Jensen's long throw went to the front of the gate, and the ball flowed and touched Nurgor's head in front of the goal, but Evans stably cleared it and Manchester United overcame the risk of losing a point.
Manchester United also kept trying to attack and knocked on Brentford's goal. In the 19th minute of the second half, Hoi-Lun, who caught the ball from the left side of the penalty box, hit the side net after a short breakthrough, and in the 25th minute of the second half, Bruno's powerful mid-range shot from the front of the penalty box arc was blocked heading straight to Strakosha.
The players who replaced also stood out. In the 30th minute of the second half, Alejandro Garnacho received a pass from the left side of the penalty box and immediately attempted a mid-range shot, which unfortunately passed both the goalkeeper and the net. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Bruno's mid-range shot in the opportunity he took after linking with Garnacho again went off the side of the net.
Manchester United were not recognized as offside even though the goal was scored. In the 44th minute of the second half, Garnacho crossed the ball that flowed out after Strakosha's good defense, which hit the defense and split the Brentford goal. However, the score was canceled as VAR confirmed that Marshall was in an offside position with the lead.
However, Manchester United did not give up the game until extra time in the second half and eventually turned the tables. McTominay, who was replaced in extra time in the second half, calmly caught it in the penalty box and pushed it with a right-footed shot to balance the game. Just four minutes later, McTominay finished it with his head again when Maguire connected the ball to the center of the penalty box with a header in a free-kick situation, and the ball hit the post despite Strakosha's good defense and headed into the Brentford goal to make a come-from-behind goal.
In the end, Manchester United came from behind 2-1 thanks to McTominay's multi-goal in extra time in the second half.
Meanwhile, Manchester United will be able to break the recent trend that has been very sluggish with the victory. Manchester United had been very sluggish this season with three wins and five losses before this game. Last season, he was strong at home and recorded 15 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the league, but this season has already exceeded last season's defeat with 3 wins and 2 losses at home.
Even as a manager of Turn Haach, there is no excuse. This is because there are so many players who left the team. Defenders such as Luke Shaw, Tyral Malicia, Sergio Reguilon, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Lisandro Martinez cannot play due to injuries, and Jadon Sancho and Antony have been away from the offense.
However, even considering the injured players, their performance was very sluggish. Despite losing two consecutive home games, he failed to strike effectively against Brighton and Crystal Palace, and won the relegation-contested Burnley away game with only one goal. He managed to advance to the fourth round by catching Palace in the League Cup match, but he lost the league match against Palace immediately, which was not a satisfactory performance for fans.
Regarding Manchester United's performance in the UK, "There are many better teams than Manchester United, but it is very meaningful that Liverpool, which consists of nine players, is better than Manchester United, which has 11 players. Manchester United have no identity, and no players want to play football. It seems that he doesn't know what to do." His performance has declined significantly to the extent that critics say.
Manchester United fans criticized the players' poor performance and pointed out Turn Haach's tactics. Turn Haah used central midfielder Sofiane Amrabat, who was brought into the transfer window this summer against Palace last time, as a left fullback. Left fullback resources Luke Shaw, Tyrall Malacia and Sergio Reguilon were all out, so it was inevitable, and Amrabat played a good left fullback role against Palace in the third round of the Carabao Cup, so Turn Haach once again chose to change tactics.
But Amrabat's appointment as a full-back rarely worked. The attack work on the left through Amrabat and Rashford was also below expectations. According to the British media The Sun, fans criticized Turn Haach's choice of tactics, saying, "Amrabat looks uncomfortable at left fullback," "Rather use Diogo Dalot at left fullback, use Viktor Lindelöf at right fullback," "How long will you use him as a fullback?" and "It's bad that Amrabat was wasted." In the end, Turn Haach used Lindelöf as a left fullback and made Amrabat a midfielder in the match.
However, criticism of Manchester United's performance is still expected to be maintained. This is because despite winning the game with McTominay's theatrical goal, he showed a frustrating trend along with a sluggish score until the end of the second half of the match against Brentford.
Attention is also focusing on whether Manchester United, which has a chance to rebound from the dramatic come-from-behind victory, will be able to leap back into a strong league powerhouse with Turn Haq with good performances in the UEFA Champions League group match against Copenhagen and the league's home match against Manchester City on the 22nd.
Manchester United is in urgent need of reinforcing strikers right now, but Jadon Sancho, who is at odds with Turnhach, is a long way off. Sancho has yet to apologize to Turnhach for his social media post scandal. Turnhach is also adamant.
