Beijing time, January 20: In the Premier League in the early hours of this morning, Manchester United won 3-1 away to Brentford. This game is still relatively critical for Manchester United, and being able to take all three points away from home is also a temporary stabilization for the Red Devils in the next four competitions. In the last round of the team's 2-2 draw with Villa, Manchester United were chased twice in a row to eat the draw in the face of a good situation.
The mentality of the whole team, which lost two points, also had some problems, so they were unanimously criticized by the outside media. This game is also a very crucial game for Manchester United's players. Fortunately, with the excellent performance of the whole team, they stopped the decline. In fact, after the opening, Brentford's attack was very fierce, and they caused trouble in the Manchester United penalty area many times. Fortunately, De Gea and the defenders were very brave, fending off Brentford again and again.
Then the Manchester United side was broken by the youngster Erlanga, and the morale of the whole team came up after Manchester United scored this goal, but Brentford was a little discouraged. United then extended their advantages, with Aoki and Marcus Rashford scoring one goal each to extend the result to three. Although Brentford pulled back another goal in the final moments, he was already powerless to return to the sky. Rashford and Greenwood, who had been criticized before this game, scored goals respectively, which is also a proof of themselves, quite a bit of atonement. While there are still some minor problems with the team in this game, United have been able to find a balance in formation and tactical thinking overall.
This will help Manchester United to fight for the fourth place next, the current situation is that Manchester City Liverpool and Chelsea, the three teams, almost no suspense will lock in the top three, and the next Tottenham West Ham United Manchester United and other teams will compete for a fourth place. At present, after Tottenham Hotspur scored three points in this round, they currently have the initiative in the 4th place, because they have played almost two or three rounds less, and if they can all win spurs in the make-up, they can even surpass Chelsea.
For Manchester United, their biggest opponent in the second half of the competition is Tottenham. What's more important is that Spurs are playing on a one-line basis in the second half, and they just need to focus on the league. Manchester United also need to be distracted by the FA Cup and Champions League matches, which is a very big test for the Red Devils. Manchester United itself has been in turmoil in the team's dressing room this season, and if the Champions League qualification cannot be locked at the end of the season, then there will be a lot of players leaving the team. Previously, the media broke the news that if Players such as C Ronaldo do not qualify for the Champions League, it is inevitable that they will leave the team at the end of the season.
Top superstars of this level must ensure that they are on the stage of high exposure. Even if Cristiano Ronaldo himself is willing to play in the Europa League, the sponsors behind him will restrain him because of his lack of exposure. So if United don't want to have a big mess at the end of the season, then they have to desperately win a Champions League qualification. In this way, there are qualifications to further stabilize the situation with these superstars.
There are also some small details to pay attention to in this game, that is, the atmosphere in Manchester United is very good, and Erlanga rushed up to encourage him after scoring the goal. After Greenwood scored his second goal, Ronaldo walked up to him and talked to him about something. And after Ronaldo was replaced, Lonnick saw the Portuguese star's displeasure. He also personally walked up to Cristiano Ronaldo to explain to him that a more united, mutually understanding team atmosphere gradually appeared, which is a good thing for Manchester United.