Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been critical about the team’s performance in their recent match against Brentford where both teams ended with a 1-1 draw. Both the teams failed to score for almost the entirety of the match with the first goal coming only during extra time.
Manchester substitute Mason Mount finally gave his team the edge in the 96th minute when he slotted home in the 96th minute after Brentford had dominated the game, ensuring an undeserved and dramatic victory. The celebrations were short-lived, though, as Brentford’s 1-1 Premier League tie with Manchester United was saved by Kristoffer Ajer’s equalizer in the 99th minute.
The game was almost entirely dominated by Brentford, who prevented Manchester United from taking the early lead, maintaining pressure with some solid defense work. As Brentford maintained their commanding performance, Yoane Wissa unleashed a spectacular volley from within the penalty area, narrowly missing the goal frame just before the sixty-minute mark.
In their determined pursuit of a crucial win to maintain their top-flight status, Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford unleashed a powerful strike in the second half, narrowly missing as the ball thundered against the crossbar.
When Toney volleyed into the net from Mbeumo’s cross in the 72nd minute, thinking he had broken the deadlock, the shot was disallowed for offside.
Ivan Toney, who netted his first goal for England in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Belgium, contributed to the equalizer, and after hitting the woodwork four times, Ajer converted his pull-back to give the Bees a well-earned point.
The Old Trafford team’s chances of making it into the Champions League the next season have all but been destroyed by the draw in this match. ten Hag after the match exclaimed “We didn’t deserve to win, but if you’re winning you have to take this. I would say normally we are very good in these circumstances.”
After the tie, Brentford and Manchester United both received a point, meaning that the former is now five points above the relegation zone in 15th place. United, on the other hand, is still in sixth place, eight points behind Tottenham Hotspur in fifth and 11 points behind Aston Villa in fourth. This position may be sufficient for Champions League play the following season.
