🚨 BREAKING: Man Utd made to sweat on back-to-back PL wins by Brentford
Manchester United were made to sweat on back-to-back Premier League wins by Brentford. Scorers: Casemiro 11', Šeško 43'; Jensen 87'Michael Carrick's side started Monday's encounter strongly with Ko...
🚨 BREAKING: Man Utd made to sweat on back-to-back PL wins by Brentford Manchester United were made to sweat on back-to-back Premier League wins by Brentford. Scorers: Casemiro 11', Šeško 43'; Jensen 87' Michael Carrick's side started Monday's encounter strongly with Kobbie Mainoo spurning an early chance before Harry Maguire saw an effort clawed off the line. It was not long until that pressure told as Casemiro opened the scoring on 11 minutes after Maguire headed on a Bruno Fernandes corner to the Brazilian at the far post.
The Bees threatened soon after with Mikkel Damsgaard teeing up Michael Kayode for a shot which was deflected wide by Senne Lammens in the Stretford End's goal. They appeared set to finish the first half firmly in the ascendancy with Igor Thiago laying siege to Lammens' goal on three occasions in quick succession. But the Red Devils killed off their momentum with Fernandes' 19th Premier League assist teeing up Benjamin Šeško's scooped finish past Caoimhin Kelleher.
Brentford halved their deficit in the closing stages of a largely tepid second half as Mathias Jensen unleashed a long-range strike to set up a potentially nervy finish. United remain third in the Premier League, opening up a three-point cushion on Liverpool, while Keith Andrews' side sit ninth, a point off a European position.