On Mon May 2nd, Manchester United and Brentford will play a match in Manchester in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Manchester United sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Marcos Alonso scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 60th minute, then Cristiano Ronaldo got the equalizer for Manchester United in the 62nd minute on a feed from Nemanja Matić earning Manchester United a comeback draw. Manchester United is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while brentford sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Brentford had 16 on net, and Tottenham Hotspur had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Brentford should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Wed Jan 19th, Brentford hosted Manchester United at the Brentford Community Stadium in their last match together. Manchester United was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Elanga struck first for Manchester United in the 55th minute on a feed from Fred, then Mason Greenwood added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Bruno Fernandes.
Both Yoane Wissa and Vitaly Janelt have been the hottest scorers for Brentford in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.
Ralf Rangnick’s squad will be without Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Fred and Harry Maguire, while Frank Onyeka, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock are unavailable to play for Thomas Frank’s team.