On the 14th of December, in this week 17 match, Brentford plays host to Manchester United in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Brentford recorded a 2-1 win against Watford. Emmanuel Dennis struck first for Watford in the 24th minute, then in the 84th minute, Marcus Forss sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Pontus Jansson Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a penalty goal by Bryan Mbeumo to cap off a wild match. Brentford is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while manchester United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Young Boys. Mason Greenwood scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 9th minute, but Rieder got the equalizer for Young Boys in the 42nd minute earning Young Boys at least a draw. Manchester United is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugeese attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Brentford’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Toney. The English attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches
Brentford will be without Kristoffer Ajer, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Ivan Toney, Joshua Da Silva, Christian Nørgaard, Sergi Canos and David Raya, while Ralf Rangnick’s squad will be without Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani.