After an important victory in the derby last weekend, Manchester United had the opportunity to open this weekend's Premier League round with their first three-game winning streak, but Ruben Amorim is still far from reaching a state of peace. The Red Devils were unable to confirm their favoritism and fell to Brentford 3-1, with two goals from Brazilian Igor Thiago.
This matchup pitted a team that has scored in every Premier League game this season against another that has conceded goals in every game. It took just eight minutes for this statistic to be reinforced, with Igor Thiago taking advantage of a long ball from the back to strike with his left foot and open the scoring for the home side in a beautiful moment this weekend.
Manchester United's situation worsened significantly in the 20th minute when Igor Thiago took advantage of a rebound from Altay Bayindir's save to find the net again. This was the Bees' number 9's fourth goal of the current Premier League season, leaving Ruben Amorim even more tense. However, the Red Devils at least managed to reduce the deficit six minutes later, with Sesko needing three attempts to score the goal.
Bruno Fernandes misses again for Manchester United
The pace of the game slowed considerably in the second half, with both teams showing a little more defensive responsibility. The well-studied defensive strategy continued for much of the second half, with the home team focused on holding off United's momentum and preventing a comeback.
Focusing on counterattacks, Brentford came close to scoring a third goal in the 63rd minute when Ouattara received a low cross and, close to the penalty spot, with plenty of space, shot and was denied by Bayindir, who was largely responsible for keeping Manchester City in the game. Brentford's missed opportunity proved costly, and the Red Devils were awarded a penalty after Collins fouled Mbuembo inside the area, but Bruno Fernandes missed and saw Kelleher make an excellent save to secure the home side's victory.