Manchester United’s first day of the season tragedies moved from terrible to more regrettable as the Red Devils experienced a first-half embarrassment because of Brentford
Goals from DaSilva, Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbuemo gave United a humiliating four-nothing crushing before halftime
It is the third time a club have gotten four past Man United in the Premier League after Tottenham Hotspur in October 2020 and Liverpool in 2021
Erik Ten Hag’s start to life in the Premier League moved from bad to worse in his second outing as Manchester United boss.
After stumbling to a humbling 2-1 defeat to Brighton, Manchester United sought redemption with an away trip at Brentford.
But the 20-time Premier League champions would receive the shock of their lives when the Bees stung their more illustrious opponents within a space of 35 first-half minutes.
[ruby_related heading=”More Read” total=5 layout=1]A David De Gea howler kick-started the nightmarish afternoon for the Red Devils when a Josh DaSilva long-range drive was spilt into the net by the Spanish goalkeeper.
It proved to be the catalyst for Brentford to unleash their attacking venom on a clueless United set-up which look disjointed.
Eight minutes later, Mathias Jensen was on hand to pounce on a loose ball inside the box to double the lead for the home side.
Ben Mee will worsen the plight of United when he coolly planted a header at the back of the net at the half-hour mark.
Things went from bad to worse when Bryan Mbuemo, who recently switched his international allegiance to Cameroon, put the game beyond the reach of Man United with the fourth goal after just 35 minutes.
