Man Utd star David de Gea suffers a calamitous mistake as he delivers an easy goal for Brentford
Manchester United got off to the worst possible start to their game against Brentford after David de Gea's calamitous error from Josh Dasilva's tame shot. Erik ten Hag has made just one change from his side's disappointing loss to Brighton last week.
Cristiano Ronaldo replaced Scott McTominay with some hope United could bounce back with a win. Brentford haven't beaten United since 1938 but started the better of the two sides as the Red Devils struggled to get out of their own half.
The hosts were relentless in their pressing, leaving the United players little time on the ball. And Brentford finally got the reward for their hard work in rather fortuitous circumstances.
Ronaldo was stripped in the middle of his own half, falling and claiming a foul. The referee waved play as Dasilva collected the ball from long range with no United defender coming out to shut it down.
The Brentford midfielder then unleashed a relatively docile shot towards the bottom corner. De Gea had gone down to save the shot, but incredibly let the ball slide through his hands and into the back of the net.
Dasilva appeared as shocked as everyone else as he took a moment before running off to celebrate. The 23-year-old ran to celebrate in front of his home fans, raising his arms either side almost in a gesture of apology to De Gea.
The United keeper, meanwhile, remained motionless on the ground as he reflected on his bad mistake. Barely eight minutes had passed after the first goal and Brentford quickly doubled after another poor judgment from the United keeper.
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De Gea tried to play the ball to Christian Eriksen, who was quickly eliminated by Mathias Jensen. The 26-year-old collected the ball on the edge of the box before pushing his effort into the bottom corner.
The United players were then seen arguing as the wheels began to come off. The worst was yet to come even before half-time as Ben Mee made it 3-0 for Brentford after Lisandro Martinez was stunned.
United were advancing in an attempt to get back into the game but then fell short at the back with Bryan Mbeumo breaking the offside trap and scoring Brentford's fourth goal in just 35 minutes.
Manchester United got off to the worst possible start to their game against Brentford after David de Gea's calamitous error from Josh Dasilva's tame shot. Erik ten Hag has made just one change from his side's disappointing loss to Brighton last week.
Cristiano Ronaldo replaced Scott McTominay with some hope United could bounce back with a win. Brentford haven't beaten United since 1938 but started the better of the two sides as the Red Devils struggled to get out of their own half.
The hosts were relentless in their pressing, leaving the United players little time on the ball. And Brentford finally got the reward for their hard work in rather fortuitous circumstances.
Ronaldo was stripped in the middle of his own half, falling and claiming a foul. The referee waved play as Dasilva collected the ball from long range with no United defender coming out to shut it down.
The Brentford midfielder then unleashed a relatively docile shot towards the bottom corner. De Gea had gone down to save the shot, but incredibly let the ball slide through his hands and into the back of the net.
Dasilva appeared as shocked as everyone else as he took a moment before running off to celebrate. The 23-year-old ran to celebrate in front of his home fans, raising his arms either side almost in a gesture of apology to De Gea.
The United keeper, meanwhile, remained motionless on the ground as he reflected on his bad mistake. Barely eight minutes had passed after the first goal and Brentford quickly doubled after another poor judgment from the United keeper.
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De Gea tried to play the ball to Christian Eriksen, who was quickly eliminated by Mathias Jensen. The 26-year-old collected the ball on the edge of the box before pushing his effort into the bottom corner.
The United players were then seen arguing as the wheels began to come off. The worst was yet to come even before half-time as Ben Mee made it 3-0 for Brentford after Lisandro Martinez was stunned.
United were advancing in an attempt to get back into the game but then fell short at the back with Bryan Mbeumo breaking the offside trap and scoring Brentford's fourth goal in just 35 minutes.
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