Brentford vs Manchester United, 2021-22 English Premier League

Man United's Marcus Rashford ends goal drought in flattering win vs. Brentford

Marcus Rashford scored for the first time since November as Manchester United claimed 3-1 victory vs. Brentford in the Premier League on Wednesday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 3': Hand ball by Anthony Elanga (Manchester United).
• 8': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
• 9': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
• 9': Attempt blocked. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
• 12': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
• 12': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 13': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a through ball.
• 13': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
• 13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
• 13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
• 14': Attempt blocked. Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 14': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alex Telles.
• 14': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen following a corner.
• 16': Offside, Brentford. Sergi Canós tries a through ball, but Vitaly Janelt is caught offside.
• 18': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 18': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
• 18': Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 21': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
• 21': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 22': Offside, Brentford. Pontus Jansson tries a through ball, but Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
• 25': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
• 30': Alex Telles (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 30': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
• 31': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ivan Toney.
• 32': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a through ball.
• 32': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
• 33': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
• 34': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 34': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
• 35': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
• 35': Offside, Brentford. Mads Bech Sørensen tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
• 38': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 38': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
• 38': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
• 43': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
• 45': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
• 45'+2': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45'+2': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Manchester United 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Manchester United 0.
• 46': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
• 46': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
• 47': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
• 47': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
• 48': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
• 50': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mads Bech Sørensen.
• 52': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
• 53': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
• 54': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
• 55': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester United 1. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fred with a through ball.
• 57': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jonas Lössl.
• 59': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
• 60': Hand ball by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
• 61': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
• 62': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester United 2. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
• 63': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United - Brentford 0-2 Manchester United (Mason Greenwood).
• 64': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt.
• 64': Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Sergi Canós.
• 67': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Mathias Jensen.
• 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Mason Greenwood.
• 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
• 73': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
• 73': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 75': Hand ball by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
• 76': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 76': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
• 76': Attempt missed. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mads Bech Sørensen with a cross.
• 77': Goal! Brentford 0, Manchester United 3. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
• 83': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alex Telles.
• 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Scott McTominay because of an injury.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
• 85': Goal! Brentford 1, Manchester United 3. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
• 86': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mads Bech Sørensen.
• 86': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 86': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
• 86': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 88': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
• 89': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
• 90': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
• 90': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+3': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred with a through ball.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Manchester United 3.
• 0': Match ends, Brentford 1, Manchester United 3.