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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire (second left) heads the ball out of a packed penalty area at Brentford At a glance Igor Thiago puts Brentford two goals ahead in the opening 20 minutes Benjamin Sesko pulls one back with his first Manchester United goal Bruno Fernandes missed second half penalty Mathias Jensen seals victory with injury time effort Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes had a second-half penalty saved as Ruben Amorim's side slipped to a Premier League defeat at Brentford. United were trying to fight their way back after Igor Thiago capitalised on some shambolic United defending inside the first 20 minutes to give the home side a two-goal cushion. Benjamin Sesko pulled one back with his first goal since making a £74m summer move from RB Leipzig. Fernandes was given the chance to level when Bees captain Nathan Collins dragged former Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo back inside the area. After a delay of almost five minutes, which included a viceo assistant referee red card check against Collins and Brentford making two substitutions, Fernandes' low effort was turned away by Caoimhin Kelleher. Brentford wrapped it up deep in stoppage time when Mathias Jensen drove a high shot past United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir from the edge of the area. It means United have not won two successive league games under Amorim, who is coming up to a year in charge. Watching the game for Match of the Day, former Manchester City defender Micah Richards was less than impressed with United's defending for Brentford's goals, which he blamed on Amorim's 3-4-2-1 system. Harry Maguire was exposed as the last man as he tried to play offside when Jordan Henderson floated a long ball out of the Brentford half, allowing Thiago to run clear for his opener. Then Kevin Schade found space on the left to drill a low cross into the box which Bayindir pushed straight to Thiago, who finished from four yards. "Shambolic, " said Richards. "The system is hampering them. They're not sure where they're meant to be. "In terms of the goals, there were individual errors. Maguire was trying to play offside for the first one - there's no point gambling there. "For the second, (Matthijs) de Ligt doesn't know where's he's going and Maguire isn't sure where to position himself. "It's 100% confusion caused by playing that system. It doesn't suit the players. " https: //www. bbc. co. uk/send/u192221988 https: //www. bbc. co. uk/send/u192234439 Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 27th September 2025 at 14: 28 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Keith Andrews Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Ruben Amorim Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Keith Andrews Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Ruben Amorim Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Brentford have won two of their last three home Premier League games against Manchester United (D1), as many as their first six home league matches versus the Red Devils beforehand (W2 D1 L3). After their 4-3 defeat in May, Manchester United could lose back-to-back league meetings with Brentford for only the third time, after previously doing so in the second tier in December 1934 and top-flight in February 1937. Since Manchester United won 3-1 away at Brentford in January 2022, the home team has won six of the last seven Premier League meetings between Brentford and Man Utd (D1). Between February 2020 and January 2022, Manchester United went 13 Premier League games without defeat in London (W8 D5). Since then, they’ve lost 15 of 24 visits to the capital (W3 D6). Manchester United are winless in their last seven away Premier League matches (D2 L5) since a 3-0 win at Leicester in March. The Red Devils last had a longer run without an away win between March and October 2019 (eight games). Brentford have conceded 10 goals in their five Premier League games this season, their most at this stage of a league season since 2003-04 in the third tier (also 10). Only Burnley (95) have faced more shots in 2025-26 than the Bees (70). Manchester United have had the most shots in the Premier League this season (81), while Brentford have had the fewest (41). The Red Devils are averaging 16. 2 shots in 2025-26, up from 13. 9 under Ruben Amorim in 2024-25, while their x G per game is 2. 03 compared to 1. 33 last season under Amorim. Brentford have dropped eight points from winning positions in the Premier League so far this season, scoring the first goal in four games but winning only one (D1 L2). Only Newcastle in 1999-00 (11) and Fulham in 2007-08 (9) have ever dropped more points when winning in the first five games of a season. Only Erling Haaland (21) has had more shots in the Premier League this season than Man Utd’s Bryan Mbeumo (15), with that the most shots by a player in their first five league games for the club since Antony in 2022 (18). Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has made the most line-breaking passes into the opposition penalty area in the Premier League this season (8), while the Red Devils captain also ranks first for line-breaking passes that have led to a shot (8). Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United). Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt missed. Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mikkel Damsgaard. Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Jordan Henderson. Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Luke Shaw. Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford). Attempt blocked. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Foul by Matheus Cunha (Manchester United). Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Caoimhín Kelleher. Penalty saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Dango Ouattara. Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Aaron Hickey. Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Penalty Manchester United. Bryan Mbeumo draws a foul in the penalty area. Penalty conceded by Nathan Collins (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.