United were able to beat Brentford 3-1 defensively thanks to De Gea's legs to save, while attacking thanks to 19-year-old Anthony Erlanga's keen opportunities. Sweden's fast horse seized a good opportunity to reverse offside in the second half, leading the way with a header to score his first goal of the season and repay the trust of manager Ronnick.
Erlanga has been highly valued after Ronnick took office, starting in two consecutive Premier League rounds in the last two rounds, creating a new career milestone. In the first half, his performance was sluggish and there were many mistakes. But Lonnick did not replace him, and the Manchester United youth player also scored a key goal.
As Ronaldo's forward partner, Erlanga has an advantage far over the other wingers of the team, he is very active in running without the ball, and the line selection is also correct. Compared to Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood and Martial, who must have the ball at their feet to play a role, the idol is Henry's Ellanga, which is more suitable for pairing with Cristiano Ronaldo.
After taking away the opposing defenders in the C Ronaldo run, Erlanga had the speed and consciousness to take advantage of these vacancies. United's first goal was thus produced, Fred sent a top pass, Ronaldo ran from the box to the top of the arc, taking the two Brentford centre-backs away, and Erlanga cut inside from the left side, stopping in front of the goal and finishing the goal.
In fact, when he played before, Erlanga had many good chances to break the goal with his excellent running position, but unfortunately he failed to grasp it, so he missed the goal. If he can improve his goal, he may become the best partner for Cristiano Ronaldo and get more goals.
Manchester United interim manager Erlanga believes that the key to the team's judgment of the two teams in the first and second half is to improve the correctness and urgency of running positions in the second half, and the brave players such as Erlanga, Fred and McTomine are the key. "I'm not going to say what strong conversations I had at half-time, of course we changed some of the problems in the first half, mainly because the passing was too slow, the five-and-five scramble wasn't strong enough, and the second point was almost controlled by the opponent. In the second half, we played more urgently, attacked higher, chose the right position on the counter-attack and scored goals, and that was the biggest difference."
After the game, Elaine Eilanga also recalled his goal scoring process: "My suspension gave me a chance, so I took the opportunity to head the ball into the goal. I hope to keep working hard and get more goals. Thank you so much to the manager, you can see the intensity they've improved in training and if you work hard enough you'll get the results you deserve. My goals are also dedicated to the United fans who come from afar, for me I love to start for the club and I want to continue to train hard and take advantage of opportunities when I have the opportunity to play. This is my second start of the season and I hope to fight for more and I will continue to work hard." 」
Although the idol is Henry, Elanga is very sensible and publicly says that it is his honor to partner with the 36-year-old C Ronaldo. "It's a pleasure to play with Mason Greenwood, and it's an honor to be paired with a great superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo." "We need this victory, but we have to keep working hard," Erlanga said.
Lonnick said: "Erlanga continued his performance as a guest at Villa Park, when he also played well. Today, I would say that he was very prominent in the second half, especially without the ball, and in addition, he scored a crucial first goal."
"I'm happy for our youngsters, the three goalscorers today are all academy players and I must also say that Bruno (Fernandez) passed the ball very well. And Scott (McTomine), who was the real leader in the second half. He's played very dominantly, we need that spirit a lot and I think his performance inspires the other midfielders."
Erlanga's positive features in front of the pitch, retracement defence and running maneuver make him one of the most suitable Manchester United players for Lonnick's tactical style, so if Sancho, who joined at a high price of £73 million, does not adjust himself as soon as possible and improve his performance level, he may be able to sit on the bench in the second half of the season.