Premier League 2024/25: Manchester United End Winless Run With Defeat Of Brentford

Manchester United Beat Brentford: The Red Devils register a comeback win to seal only their second win at home in the league this season. Read below for more.

Rasmus Hojlund scored the winner for Manchester United, as they end their winless streak of 5 matches

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Manchester United Beat Brentford: Manchester United have bounced back in style, as they return to winning ways with defeat of Brentford. The Red Devils completed a second-half comeback to seal a 2-1 win, as goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund grant the side only their second win at home in the league this season, and in the process, end their winless run of 5 matches.

We return with a win! 🙌#MUFC || #MUNBRE pic.twitter.com/LA5iXtOvzH

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 19, 2024

First-half produced no real goods for either of the sides until the very last moment, as Brentford managed to score in the fifth minute of the added time via an Ethan Pinnock header, who found the back of the net from Mikkel Damsgaard's cross.

At the half-time whistle, the home side was greeted with boos, but changed all of that to cheers within the few minutes at the start of the second-half, as Alejandro Garnacho scored the equaliser from Marcus Rashford's ball, and The Red Devils took the lead in the 62nd minute, as Bruno Fernandes did well to assist Norwegian striker Rasmus Hojlund, and the turnaround was completed in the space of 15 minutes.

Speaking after the match, Erik Ten Hag applauded his side and called the goals scored by his team "full of quality".

"I think we don't have to overrate it, but, I'm most pleased we scored two brilliant goals and the way we scored was really enjoyable and that will really inspire the team to do even more," said Erik Ten Hag, Manchester United manager.

Here's what he said during the post-match interview:

The boss was thrilled with the quality of our goals ⚽️🌟#MUFC || #MUNBRE pic.twitter.com/3LvdP0YkRN

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 19, 2024

Matthijs De Ligt Suffers Head Injury During Manchester United's Win Over Brentford

Matthijs De Ligt's head was busted open during the first-half after a collision, and what made matters even worse was the fact  that the moment he was taken off-the-field, Brentford scored from a corner.

However, the Dutchman nursed his wound and managed to play out the entire 90 minutes and completed 42 out of 44 passes (a success rate of 95%) and made 3 clearances, 3 interceptions, 5 recoveries, and won 5 duals.

Warrior ⚔️#MUFC || @MdeLigt_04 pic.twitter.com/fMSi0CO6W5

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 19, 2024