Frank Onyeka 5/10
Onyeka (Janelt, 70'): 5/10 - Didn't offer the same stability as the man he replaced. Ghoddos (Jensen, 83'): N/A.
Andre Onana 4/10
Manchester United ratings. Andre Onana: 4/10 - A few nerves when he played balls forward - and with good reason - since he’s become a liability in the last month. One of several culpable for the firstShow more
Diogo Dalot 6/10
Diogo Dalot: 6/10 - Cleared off the line with Wissa waiting in front of him on 55 minutes. Struck over on the hour. One of the better players going forward, which isn’t saying much for a team short ofShow more
Harry Maguire 7/10
Harry Maguire: 7/10 - First Premier League start and a winning one. Defended a 37th minute Brentford ball in. More than anything, he set up the winner by heading in a ball for McTominay. That was a huShow more
Jonny Evans 6/10
Jonny Evans: 6/10 - Beat Mbeumo to an early ball to loud cheers at Old Trafford, then blocked from Wissa. Death stare at Onana for poor first half ball. Tired pass gave Maupay a chance on 83 minutes, Show more
Victor Lindelof 5/10
Victor Lindelof: 5/10 - Deputised at left back and started well, winning a ball near the Brentford box on 14. Roerslev had a lot of space in front of him. Reuters
Sofyan Amrabat 5/10
Sofyan Amrabat: 5/10 - Played in his more natural holding midfield role for the first time. Fortunate not to get a booking on 25 minutes. Dropped to base of a diamond at the break, but didn’t move theShow more
Casemiro 4/10
Casemiro: 4/10 - Gave the ball away before the first goal. He's had a couple of decent games recently, but his drop-off overall this season has been alarming. Getty
Mason Mount 5/10
Mason Mount: 5/10 - Advanced central midfield role against Brentford’s defensive 5-3-2, but difficult as Brentford sat back and defended their lead. Average. AP
Bruno Fernandes 5/10
Bruno Fernandes: 5/10 - Played on the right and had four shots on target. Free kick towards goals on 41 minutes was headed away. Moved to front of a diamond in the second half. Strike on target on 70 Show more
Marcus Rashford 5/10
Marcus Rashford: 5/10 - Beaten to a poor Strakosha clearance by Norgaard. Right-footed shot towards near post on 36 minutes. Moved up front with Hojlund at half-time. Made positive runs, but too littlShow more
Rasmus Hojlund 6/10
Rasmus Hojlund: 6/10 - Found it tough against Ethan Pinnock and a Brentford side content to defend, more so when they had their lead. Shot into side netting on 63. United controlled a lot of the game Show more
Christian Eriksen 6/10
Man United subs. Eriksen (Casemiro, 45'): 6/10 - On for Casemiro at the break and showed much-needed urgency with an early drive on target. Floated a free kick 10 metres ahead of every other teammate Show more
Alejandro Garnacho 7/10
Garnacho (Rashford, 63'): 7/10 - Fans were chanting his name as early as half an hour in. Excellent play on the left in the run up to the second goal. “Those games give fuel to a dressing room,” said Show more
Antony 6/10
Antony (Mount, 63'): 6/10 - Tried to affect change on the right, with little effect, though United camped around the Brentford box in the last 10 minutes. Getty
Anthony Martial 6/10
Martial (Lindelof, 71'): 6/10 - Sprinted forward on a counter attack, but his early ball towards Hojlund didn’t work. Threw himself down to try and get a penalty. Shot on target on 95 as United went fShow more
Scott McTominay 9/10
McTominay (Amrabat, 87'): 9/10 - On for Amrabat to a muted reaction. It was anything but when he equalised five minutes later. And the old stadium exploded in noise with his 97th minute header giving Show more
Thomas Strakosha 5/10
Brentford ratings. Thomas Strakosha: 5/10 - Solid enough game for 90 minutes but then spilled late shot back into the danger area leading to equaliser and might have done better with winner. EPA
Kristoffer Ajer 7/10
Kristoffer Ajer: 7/10 - Impressive display on the right of Brentford's back three. Couple of surging runs down the flank to relieve the pressure on his side. PA
Ethan Pinnock 8/10
Ethan Pinnock: 8/10 - Such a determined defensive performance. Headed, cleared and blocked everything. But after all that lost McTominay for the winner. AP
Nathan Collins 7/10
Nathan Collins: 7/10 - Another solid performance as part of an organised and resolute Brentford backline. Reuters
Mads Roerslev 6/10
Mads Roerslev: 6/10 - Provided some width down the right and defended well right up until Garnacho got the better of him to create the equaliser. AFP
Christian Norgaard 7/10
Christian Norgaard: 7/10 - Defensive midfield anchor was crucial to the Bees' gameplan. AFP
Vitaly Janelt 7/10
Vitaly Janelt: 7/10 - Reliable utility man screened effectively in front of the defence. Went close with speculative effort early in the game. Reuters
Mathias Jensen 8/10
Mathias Jensen: 8/10 - The one Brentford midfielder granted a bit of attacking freedom scored the opening goal. Decent on the ball and made intelligent forays forward. Getty
Aaron Hickey 6/10
Aaron Hickey: 6/10 - Booked early after giving the ball away and then dragging down Bruno Fernandes. EPA
Yoane Wissa 7/10
Yoane Wissa: 7/10 - Livewire presence on the break for the Bees. Caused havoc in the United defence in the prelude to Jensen's goal. AP
Bryan Mbeumo 7/10
Bryan Mbeumo: 7/10 - Powerful and willing runner for Brentford. Carried the ball effectively to help his team get up the pitch. Getty
Neal Maupay 6/10
Brentford subs. Maupay (Wissa, 70'): 6/10 - Couldn't offer much of an outlet late on but did bring a save out of Onana from distance. Booked. GettyFrank Onyeka 5/10
Onyeka (Janelt, 70'): 5/10 - Didn't offer the same stability as the man he replaced. Ghoddos (Jensen, 83'): N/A.Andre Onana 4/10
Manchester United ratings. Andre Onana: 4/10 - A few nerves when he played balls forward - and with good reason - since he’s become a liability in the last month. One of several culpable for the firstShow moreDiogo Dalot 6/10
Diogo Dalot: 6/10 - Cleared off the line with Wissa waiting in front of him on 55 minutes. Struck over on the hour. One of the better players going forward, which isn’t saying much for a team short ofShow moreHarry Maguire 7/10
Harry Maguire: 7/10 - First Premier League start and a winning one. Defended a 37th minute Brentford ball in. More than anything, he set up the winner by heading in a ball for McTominay. That was a huShow moreJonny Evans 6/10
Jonny Evans: 6/10 - Beat Mbeumo to an early ball to loud cheers at Old Trafford, then blocked from Wissa. Death stare at Onana for poor first half ball. Tired pass gave Maupay a chance on 83 minutes, Show moreVictor Lindelof 5/10
Victor Lindelof: 5/10 - Deputised at left back and started well, winning a ball near the Brentford box on 14. Roerslev had a lot of space in front of him. ReutersSofyan Amrabat 5/10
Sofyan Amrabat: 5/10 - Played in his more natural holding midfield role for the first time. Fortunate not to get a booking on 25 minutes. Dropped to base of a diamond at the break, but didn’t move theShow moreCasemiro 4/10
Casemiro: 4/10 - Gave the ball away before the first goal. He's had a couple of decent games recently, but his drop-off overall this season has been alarming. GettyMason Mount 5/10
Mason Mount: 5/10 - Advanced central midfield role against Brentford’s defensive 5-3-2, but difficult as Brentford sat back and defended their lead. Average. APBruno Fernandes 5/10
Bruno Fernandes: 5/10 - Played on the right and had four shots on target. Free kick towards goals on 41 minutes was headed away. Moved to front of a diamond in the second half. Strike on target on 70 Show moreMarcus Rashford 5/10
Marcus Rashford: 5/10 - Beaten to a poor Strakosha clearance by Norgaard. Right-footed shot towards near post on 36 minutes. Moved up front with Hojlund at half-time. Made positive runs, but too littlShow moreRasmus Hojlund 6/10
Rasmus Hojlund: 6/10 - Found it tough against Ethan Pinnock and a Brentford side content to defend, more so when they had their lead. Shot into side netting on 63. United controlled a lot of the game Show moreChristian Eriksen 6/10
Man United subs. Eriksen (Casemiro, 45'): 6/10 - On for Casemiro at the break and showed much-needed urgency with an early drive on target. Floated a free kick 10 metres ahead of every other teammate Show moreAlejandro Garnacho 7/10
Garnacho (Rashford, 63'): 7/10 - Fans were chanting his name as early as half an hour in. Excellent play on the left in the run up to the second goal. “Those games give fuel to a dressing room,” said Show moreAntony 6/10
Antony (Mount, 63'): 6/10 - Tried to affect change on the right, with little effect, though United camped around the Brentford box in the last 10 minutes. GettyAnthony Martial 6/10
Martial (Lindelof, 71'): 6/10 - Sprinted forward on a counter attack, but his early ball towards Hojlund didn’t work. Threw himself down to try and get a penalty. Shot on target on 95 as United went fShow moreScott McTominay 9/10
McTominay (Amrabat, 87'): 9/10 - On for Amrabat to a muted reaction. It was anything but when he equalised five minutes later. And the old stadium exploded in noise with his 97th minute header giving Show moreThomas Strakosha 5/10
Brentford ratings. Thomas Strakosha: 5/10 - Solid enough game for 90 minutes but then spilled late shot back into the danger area leading to equaliser and might have done better with winner. EPAKristoffer Ajer 7/10
Kristoffer Ajer: 7/10 - Impressive display on the right of Brentford's back three. Couple of surging runs down the flank to relieve the pressure on his side. PAEthan Pinnock 8/10
Ethan Pinnock: 8/10 - Such a determined defensive performance. Headed, cleared and blocked everything. But after all that lost McTominay for the winner. APNathan Collins 7/10
Nathan Collins: 7/10 - Another solid performance as part of an organised and resolute Brentford backline. ReutersMads Roerslev 6/10
Mads Roerslev: 6/10 - Provided some width down the right and defended well right up until Garnacho got the better of him to create the equaliser. AFPChristian Norgaard 7/10
Christian Norgaard: 7/10 - Defensive midfield anchor was crucial to the Bees' gameplan. AFPVitaly Janelt 7/10
Vitaly Janelt: 7/10 - Reliable utility man screened effectively in front of the defence. Went close with speculative effort early in the game. ReutersMathias Jensen 8/10
Mathias Jensen: 8/10 - The one Brentford midfielder granted a bit of attacking freedom scored the opening goal. Decent on the ball and made intelligent forays forward. GettyAaron Hickey 6/10
Aaron Hickey: 6/10 - Booked early after giving the ball away and then dragging down Bruno Fernandes. EPAYoane Wissa 7/10
Yoane Wissa: 7/10 - Livewire presence on the break for the Bees. Caused havoc in the United defence in the prelude to Jensen's goal. APBryan Mbeumo 7/10
Bryan Mbeumo: 7/10 - Powerful and willing runner for Brentford. Carried the ball effectively to help his team get up the pitch. GettyNeal Maupay 6/10
Brentford subs. Maupay (Wissa, 70'): 6/10 - Couldn't offer much of an outlet late on but did bring a save out of Onana from distance. Booked. GettyFrank Onyeka 5/10
Onyeka (Janelt, 70'): 5/10 - Didn't offer the same stability as the man he replaced. Ghoddos (Jensen, 83'): N/A.Manchester United v Brentford ratings: Onana 4, McTominay 9; Jensen 7, Pinnock 8
Super sub McTominay comes on to rescue United with two late goals
Andy Mitten
October 07, 2023
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