Dylan Bettencourt
Manchester United produced yet another disaster class when they were beaten 4-0 by Brentford on Saturday.
After losing their opening Premier League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion last time out, United were looking to make a statement.
And a statement they made, however it was not the one they were hoping for.
It all began when the Red Devils lost the ball in the final quarter of the pitch with Brentford’s Jay Dasilva picking the ball up and taking a shot at David de Gea.
It should have been a straightforward save for the Spainiard but the ball slipped right through his hands to give the home side the lead.
The mistakes did not end there, de Gea again the culprit when the United defence were under pressure trying to play the ball out from the back.
De Gea attempted to pass the ball out but it was intercepted to hand Mathias Jensen an empty net.
12 minutes later and United were three down after a Ben Mee goal following a well worked corner from Brentford.
From here no United fan would have feared it could get worse, but it did – a stunning counter attack saw Brentford go four goals ahead courtesy of Bryan Mbuemo before half-time.
Brentford managed the second-half onslaught from United well enough to maintain a clean sheet.
The new era under recently appointed Erik ten Hag at the Manchester club could not have gotten off to a worse start with United bottom of the table with two games played.
Adding insult to injury, next up for United is a clash against Liverpool.
Although it is early in the new season, United will already feel the need to make major changes if they are to improve on last season’s sixth place finish.
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