Manchester United vs Brentford, 2021-22 English Premier League

Manchester United beat Brentford to bolster spot in Europa League

Manchester United beat Brentford on a rainy Monday night at Old Trafford with Portugal internationals Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
• 2': Attempt missed. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
• 5': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by David de Gea.
• 5': Alex Telles (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
• 9': Goal! Manchester United 1, Brentford 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
• 11': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
• 17': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a cross.
• 20': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
• 22': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
• 23': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 23': Foul by Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford).
• 24': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
• 28': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 28': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
• 32': Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 35': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 35': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
• 37': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
• 38': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
• 40': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
• 40': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 41': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
• 44': Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
• 44': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
• 45': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester United 1-0 Brentford.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Brentford 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Brentford 0.
• 47': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
• 47': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 48': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen following a set piece situation.
• 49': Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
• 53': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nemanja Matic with a through ball.
• 54': Christian Eriksen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 54': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
• 54': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 55': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 55': Offside, Brentford. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Pontus Jansson is caught offside.
• 57': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
• 57': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
• 57': Attempt blocked. Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a cross.
• 60': Penalty Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 60': Penalty conceded by Rico Henry (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 61': Goal! Manchester United 2, Brentford 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 63': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
• 65': Foul by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).
• 65': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 66': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
• 71': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard.
• 71': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Vitaly Janelt.
• 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Nemanja Matic.
• 71': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by David Raya.
• 72': Goal! Manchester United 3, Brentford 0. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a corner.
• 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Anthony Elanga.
• 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Phil Jones replaces Juan Mata.
• 76': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
• 77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Phil Jones.
• 79': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
• 80': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
• 82': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
• 82': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mads Bech Sørensen.
• 83': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
• 88': Offside, Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 90': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
• 90'+1': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
• 90'+1': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Brentford 0.
• 0': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Brentford 0.