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Manchester United have been fortunate to flee the Gtech Group Stadium with a 1-1 draw on Saturday of their Premier League recreation in opposition to Brentford.
The hosts have been all around the guests and so they hit the woodwork 5 occasions whereas Ivan Toney’s second-half strike was chalked off for offside.
United nearly produced a basic smash-and-grab win when Mason Mount scored within the sixth minute of added time just for Kristoffer Ajer to equalise a few minutes later.
United didn’t deserve something from the sport and the efficiency was hardly any higher in comparison with the one they put in final yr in a recreation they misplaced 0-4.
Rasmus off-colour
United’s attackers hardly received a sniff with the ball with the Bees by far the extra attacking staff and Rasmus Hojlund usually lower a annoyed determine up entrance on his personal.
He had solely 40 touches of the ball, and managed on 13 profitable passes out of 18 to finish the sport with a passing accuracy fee of 72 %.
Thomas Frank performed three on the again and the Dane didn’t look comfy in any respect and he nonetheless must work on his play along with his again to purpose.
He received just one out of 10 floor duels and just one out of six aerial duels. He additionally didn’t have a single profitable dribble (stats by way of Sofascore).
With each Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho struggling, the Denmark worldwide hardly had probabilities to place the opposition underneath stress.
He had one huge alternative from a Bruno Fernandes cross that he failed to attain from. He made one key cross within the recreation.
Brentford forwards present how it’s finished
With Brentford profitable so many set-pieces, Hojlund was required to defend within the field and he made 5 clearances whereas freely giving 4 fouls.
It was clear to see that the previous Atalanta star wanted assist however Ten Hag had no person to name upon for assist with Anthony Martial nonetheless sidelined.
Hojlund nonetheless has loads to study, particularly when taking part in in opposition to a bodily defensive unit and the best way Brentford’s frontmen mixed needs to be one thing that this staff aspires to study.
Yoane Wissa and Toney held on to the ball again and again underneath stress to deliver others in to play whereas combining with one another fantastically.
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