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LONDON. Manchester United conquers Brentford 3-1. Manchester United was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with A. Elanga (55′), M. Greenwood (62′) and M. Rashford (77′). Brentford reduced the distance with a goal (85′) by I. Toney, but there was not much to do for them. Manchester United capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner with the help of Simon Long and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4 degrees Celsius or 39.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Manchester United had a strong ball possession 57% while Brentford was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.​

Brentford shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Brentford will stay with 23 points like Aston Villa to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will have 35 points like Arsenal to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 22nd of January with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 draws).

Manchester United will host West Ham United on the 22nd of January with a 22-8 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (9 draws).

Brentford – Formation

Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: Jonas Lössl (6.1), Ethan Pinnock (7.6), Pontus Jansson (6.2), Mads Bech Sörensen (6.9), Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (6.2), Mathias Jensen (7.0), Christian Nørgaard (7.0), Vitaly Janelt (6.3), Sergi Canós (6.0), Bryan Mbeumo (6.6) and Ivan Toney (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Saman Ghoddos, Shandon Baptiste (6.8), Rico Henry (6.2), Mads Bidstrup, Marcus Forss, Kristoffer Ajer, Álvaro Fernández, Finley Stevens and Yoane Wissa (6.8).

Substitutions

Brentford made 3 changes: S. Canos for R. Henry (64′), V. Janelt for S. Baptiste (64′) and M. Jensen for Y. Wissa (67′).

Best player: Ivan Toney​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Ivan Toney.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ralf Rangnick played with: David De Gea (8.1), Diogo Dalot (7.2), Victor Lindelöf (7.4), Raphaël Varane (7.3), Alex Telles (7.1), Fred (7.8), Scott McTominay (7.8), Mason Greenwood (7.2), Bruno Fernandes (7.2), Anthony Elanga (6.8) and Cristiano Ronaldo (6.9).

They had on the bench: Phil Jones, Nemanja Matić (6.3), Donny van de Beek, Juan Mata, Tom Heaton, Harry Maguire (6.9), Marcus Rashford (7.3), Dean Henderson and Anthony Martial.

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of N. Matic (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: M. Greenwood for M. Rashford (71′), C. Ronaldo for H. Maguire (71′) and S. McTominay for N. Matic (84′).

Best player: David De Gea​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was the goalkeeper: David De Gea. His rating is 8.10. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Brentford – Manchester United – 1-3
• Leicester City – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-3