- After chaining two games without winning, the third time was the charm thanks to goals from Elanga, Greenwood and Rashford respectively
Falling defeated against Wolverhampton and drawing against Aston Villa , had caused Manchester United to fall out of the ‘European zone’ of the Premier League , but Cristiano Ronaldo and company were reunited with victory this Wednesday at the expense of Brentford (1 -3). The emergent Elanga, Greenwood and Rashford were the ones in charge of signing the goals for the ‘red devils’ in a match with a deceptive result.
The match was more even than the scoreboard reflected. In other words, the good work of Brentford deserved better luck, but the lack of skill at times and the determination of David De Gea at others prevented the local team from keeping any points resulting from this clash.
Mainly, Brentford ‘s danger came from the counterattack, Thomas Frank ‘s men taking advantage of the more than deficient defensive retreat of a Manchester United that, if they don’t fix their problems at the back once and for all, could hardly be in the fight for the titles soon.
The first act ended goalless, and it was already in minute 55 when Elanga , taking advantage of a beautiful ball filtered into the area by Fred , masterfully beat Lössl after a control in which it was not clear if it was all talent or there was a bit of fortune.
Be that as it may, the goal went up on the scoreboard, and shortly after, in the 62nd minute, Greenwood doubled the ‘red devils’ advantage by finishing a counterattack in which the key was a good action by Cristiano and the driving of Bruno Fernandes into the area to give Greenwood the goal . And in minute 77, after a good recovery by McTominay in midfield, it wasRashford who ended up scoring the third and last of the night.
Before that 0-3, however, a fact happened that will give a lot to talk about. Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted in the 71st minute and went to the bench with a scowling face. Rangnick noticed it and later he was seen chatting with the Portuguese, but the latter, always insatiable, did not finish showing a more friendly gesture.
In the 85th minute, after a scrum in the small area, Toney managed to send the ball into the net, but it was just the goal of honor for a Brentford team that this time did not work out the accounts to defeat a version more than Improvable from Manchester United.