De Gea almost make a huge mistake
David de Gea preserved his 12th clean sheet in the Premier League this season by assisting Manchester United to a 1-0 win against Brentford in the 25th round of the competition. Newcastle’s Nick Pope. When coach Ten Hag saw De Gea handle the ball with his feet, he was still determined to bring in additional goalkeepers.
Lisandro Martinez sent the ball to David de Gea, who cleared it after 49 minutes. But De Gea handled it slowly and allowed Ivan Toney to reduce the gap. The goalie, who was born in 1990, then fired directly at the opposing team’s striker; the ball rebounded back to Man Utd’s goal but thankfully missed the vertical post.
Later, in the 67th minute, De Gea got responsible for denying Kevin Schade’s close-range attempt. De Gea moved out to restrict the angle of the shot and then won the face-to-face with the visitors’ man. De Gea stopped fewer shots than Raya (1 versus 2), but overall had a more spectacular performance, receiving 6.8 points from Whoscored, while his Spanish counterpart on the opposite side of the front line received just 6.4 points.
Weghorst on bench
In the match against Brentford at home in the 25th round of the English Premier League 2022/23, coach Erik ten Hag made only one change compared to the 0-2 loss to Newcastle last weekend. Accordingly, Wout Weghorst had to give up the main 𝗸𝔦c𝗸 position to Jadon Sancho.
Coach Ten Hag also explained the reason for not using Wout Weghorst: “Jadon Sancho is a creative player. He has made good progress since coming back. You know, he can make the pass. opening up opportunities for his teammates, Sancho has the good passing ability. Sancho can also ᵴҺоот from long distances, he also often goes back to support the defense thanks to his good speed, that’s why he was chosen.”.
Old Trafford
According to Opta, Man Utd is unƅҽɑтen in the last 23 matches at Old Trafford, including 20 wins and 3 draws. Scored 52 goals, conceded 12 goals, and kept 13 clean sheets. The “Theater of Dreams” has now become the “tough” venue of every football team. This is a far cry from when Ralf Rangnick was an interim coach.
Ten Hag headache with Luke Shaw
Man Utd’s victory over Brentford was not complete when defender Luke Shaw was injured, the English star had to leave the field immediately after the first half. According to the diagnosis, the British star suffered a hamstring injury . And with going straight into the dressing room after leaving the field, the defender likely has a relatively serious problem. However, the Man United side is waiting for the test results from the medical department to know the exact situation of the former Southampton player.
Red Devil’s rҽvҽngҽ successfully
Man Utd was keen to earn three points against Brentford, both to halt the three-match losing streak and to make up for losing 0-4 to the same opponent earlier in the season.
With a small squad, coach Erik ten Hag prepared for Marcel Sabitzer to 𝗸𝔦c𝗸 the attack in a 4-2-3-1 formation underneath striker Marcus Rashford. After a disappointing performance in this position against Newcastle, Scott McTominay was moved to a central midfield tandem alongside Bruno Fernandes.
At the first whistle, Man Utd took control of the game and applied pressure on the opposing goal. Nevertheless, it took until the 23rd minute for the Red Devils to have their first memorable scenario, with Antony’s forte fix with his left foot sending the ball down the Brentford column.
Just 4 minutes later, Man Utd got what it was looking for a goal. Brentford clears the ball after a corner from the left byline. Antony was there to collect the ball outside the penalty area and then poured it back into it. Brentford scored after midfielder Sabitzer leaped high and headed for Rashford from close range.
Therefore, after three successive Premier League matches, the English striker cleared the barrel with an important goal. This is Rashford’s 15th goal for Manchester United in 28 Premier League games this season.
The blunder of goalkeeper David De Gea at the start of the second half almost cost Man Utd a cruel outcome. In the 48th minute, the Spaniard fired the ball up and into the back of attacker Ivan Toney. Thankfully, the ball went out rather than into the goal, prompting Man Utd supporters to worry.
Brentford was the superior team in the following era, with numerous perilous braking scenarios. Kevin Schade, a 21-year-old attacker, escaped fast in the 67th minute, but his shot in the face did not ƅҽɑт De Gea.
Man Utd attempted to end Brentford in the last 15 minutes of the game, but their decisive shots were too imprecise, particularly the handling situations of Antony and Fred.
In the end, Man Utd defeated Brentford 1-0 in the Premier League’s 25th round. This victory was sufficient for Ten Hag’s professors and pupils to halt the three-match losing skid while effectively repaying “The Bees'” debt. More notably, Man Utd recaptured fourth place from Tottenham after falling to fifth the previous day.
