[골닷컴] Reporter Choi Dae-hoon = Manchester United fell to the bottom of the Premier League following a four-goal loss to Brentford.
Manchester United lost 4-0 to Brentford in the second round of the 2022/23 season held at the Brentford Community Stadium in Brentford, England on the 14th at 1:30 am (Korean time).
The home team, Manchester United, opted for a 4-3-3 formation. Rashford, Ronaldo and Sancho were at the forefront, while Fernandes, Fred and Ericsin formed the midfield. Shaw, Martinez, Maguire and Dalot formed the back and De Gea put on the goalkeeper gloves.
The away team, Brentford, countered this with a 5-3-2 formation. Tony and Mboemo played as two tops, and Dasilva, Jensen, and Loerslev defended their backs. Henry, Nurgor, Jansson, Mi and Hickey formed the defensive line and Raya kept the goal.
Brentford, who scored two goals in a draw in the opening game of the Premier League, and Manchester United, who lost two goals, met. Although United suffered their worst slump last season, they were strong once morest Brentford, scoring six goals in two games. However, it is undeniable that United’s tactics are not perfect. Manchester United and Brentford battled desperately for their first win of the season.
Brantford pressed Manchester United hard from the start of the game, and eventually took the lead once morest United in the first 10 minutes. In the 10th minute of the first half, Jensen seized the ball from United’s half and passed a pass to Dasilva, which Dasilva linked with a shot from long range, but De Gea committed a catching miss and conceded a goal as it was.
Manchester United continued to play dangerous scenes. In the 16th minute of the first half, as Maguiger passed to Eriksen for a build-up, the Brentford forwards surrounded Eriksen and took the ball, and Maguire was cautioned for attempting a tackle to stop it.
In the end, United allowed Brentford to concede. In the 18th minute of the first half, De Gea passed a pass to Eriksen who was under pressure, and Jensen took the ball lightly and split the net for United.
Brentford’s streak didn’t stop there. In the 31st minute of the first half, Mie scored with a header from Brentford’s corner kick, and following 4 minutes, Brentford’s Mbomo calmly pushed in Tony’s one-touch pass to score the team’s fourth goal. The first half ended with a four-goal lead from Brentford.
At the start of the second half, Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez and Fred were replaced by Manchester United with Tyrell Malasia, Rafael Varane and McTominay, but the content of the match did not change significantly. Manchester United attempted to attack several times rather than in the first half, but they were not threatening at all, only firing meaningless shots once morest Brentford, who had already fallen heavily.
Brentford began to send out the main players as substitutes, as he had no idea that the game was going to be turned upside down. Dasilva, who scored the opening goal in the 17th minute of the second half, was removed, and in the 28th minute of the second half, Jensen, who scored one goal and one assist, and Mbomo, who scored one goal, took a break.
Manchester United might not resist Brentford’s substitution of key players with at least 15 minutes left until the game ended, and the match ended in a 4-0 victory for Brentford.
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