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Brentford vs Manchester United is probably not probably the most historic fixture in English soccer, however there have been some improbable clashes between the edges in latest seasons.

Because the Bees have been promoted to the Premier League in 2021, the 2 golf equipment have locked horns on 5 events, throwing up some fascinating narratives within the course of.

This is how the latest encounters between the edges have panned out.

Scott McTominay

Man Utd had Scott McTominay to thank for victory over the Bees / Matthew Ashton – AMA/GettyImages

Man Utd‘s 2023/24 marketing campaign hasn’t gone to plan to date and it seemed as in the event that they have been going to stumble to a different underwhelming dwelling defeat when Brentford visited Outdated Trafford in October.

Mathias Jensen put the guests forward within the first half and Erik ten Hag’s aspect seemed as if they’d run out of time to salvage even a degree from the encounter. Nevertheless, tremendous sub Scott McTominay, who had solely come on within the 87th minute, discovered an equaliser with considered one of his first touches within the second minute of stoppage time.

However the Scotsman wasn’t prepared to accept a degree, producing a very outstanding 96th-minute winner by changing Harry Maguire’s header in an astonishingly late turnaround at Outdated Trafford.

Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford scored the winner for Man Utd / Stu Forster/GettyImages

There wasn’t an excessive amount of to separate Man Utd and Brentford throughout their Premier League assembly on the finish of the 2022/23 season, however the Crimson Devils did safe what turned out to be an vital win within the race for Champions League qualification.

Marcus Rashford produced the defining aim of the match to proceed his outstanding goalscoring marketing campaign, firing dwelling from Marcel Sabitzer’s header midway by way of the primary interval.

Bryan Mbeumo

Brentford humiliated Man Utd in west London / Catherine Ivill/GettyImages

One among Brentford’s biggest ever outcomes, the Bees have been completely rampant towards a woeful Man Utd aspect simply two video games into Ten Hag’s reign. Thomas Frank’s males terribly discovered themselves 4 objectives up at half-time, with David de Gea’s blunder permitting Josh Dasilva the opener after ten minutes.

De Gea and former Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen shared the blame for Jensen’s aim that doubled the hosts’ benefit, whereas Ben Mee powered dwelling a header to make it three quarter-hour earlier than the break.

Simply 5 minutes later, Man Utd have been sliced open once more, with Bryan Mbeumo changing an exquisite counter-attack following Ivan Toney’s inch-perfect cross. Utter humiliation for Ten Hag, however pure jubilation for the house crowd.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo bagged towards the Bees / Naomi Baker/GettyImages

Beneath the sad reign of Ralf Rangnick, Man Utd discovered just a little solace in a 3-0 victory over Brentford a number of weeks earlier than the tip of the season. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring with a pleasant effort, with compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo changing his spot kick within the second half.

One other former Actual Madrid star in Raphael Varane grabbed a 3rd – his first aim for United – however the end result proved fairly meaningless in what was a disappointing season for the Crimson Devils.

Mason Greenwood, Alex Telles, Scott McTominay

Man Utd secured a primary Premier League win over Brentford / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

The primary ever Premier League conflict between Brentford and Man Utd proved an excessive amount of for the Bees regardless of some spectacular shows towards the large golf equipment on the Gtech Group Stadium. The 2 groups hadn’t clashed since 1975, nevertheless it was the Crimson Devils who eased to victory.

Three second-half objectives in simply 22 minutes put the sport past the Bees, who had examined De Gea frequently within the first interval, with Toney solely capable of safe a comfort aim late on.

Consequence

Date

Competitors

Man Utd 2-1 Brentford

7 October 2023

Premier League

Man Utd 1-0 Brentford

5 April 2023

Premier League

Brentford 4-0 Man Utd

13 August 2022

Premier League

Man Utd 3-0 Brentford

2 Might 2022

Premier League

Brentford 1-3 Man Utd

19 January 2022

Premier League

Man Utd 2-1 Brentford

10 September 1975

League Cup

Brentford 0-0 Man Utd

12 April 1947

Division One

Man Utd 4-1 Brentford

7 December 1946

Division One

Man Utd 3-0 Brentford

22 April 1939

Division One

Brentford 2-5 Man Utd

17 December 1938

Division One

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