Searching for their third Premier League win in four matches, Manchester United travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford today at lunchtime.
Both teams are currently occupying a place in the bottom half of the table, with the Red Devils in 11th position with seven point and the Bees three points further back in 17th spot after five games.
Challenging fixtures against Man City, Liverpool and Newcastle are on the horizon for Brentford, but they will welcome Saturday’s encounter with Man United as they have won two of their last three Premier League home games against the Red Devils (D1), while they have only lost one of their last six league matches at the Gtech (W3 D2).
Under-fire Man United head coach Ruben Amorim was able to breathe a sigh of relief last weekend after his Red Devils outfit capitalised on Robert Sanchez’s fifth-minute dismissal to secure a priceless 2-1 win over Chelsea in torrential rain at Old Trafford.
Both Brentford and Man United have been far from watertight at the back so far this season, but they have posed a regular threat in the final third, so an entertaining contest with goals at both ends could be on the cards this weekend.
Taking into account the Bees’ strong home record, the Red Devils’ seven-game winless streak on the road and the fact that there is little to separate these two teams at present, we feel that the spoils will be shared in West London.
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