In the 8th round of the Premier League this season, Manchester United hosted Brentford. In the second half, United scored twice in just 15 minutes, Garnacho and Hojlen combined to help the Red Devils achieve a 2-1 comeback, and the 70,000 fans at Old Trafford witnessed a long-awaited victory as it was the first win in the Reds' last six games.
In the last round, after Manchester United drew with Villa, they went five games without a win in two consecutive games, and only got eight points from seven league games, falling to 14th place, and also set a record for the worst start in the Premier League era. Last season, United won one and drew one at home and away against Brentford, including a 2-1 win at home, and the last home defeat was back in 1937.
In this game, Manchester United followed the forward trident combination of Garnacho, Rashford and Hojlen.
Compared to Marcus Rashford and Hojlen, Garnacho has been very active up front since the start of the game, completing the most shots in the team with four shots in the first half, but missing a good chance to score.
In the 26th minute, Casemiro split the ball, and Garnacho's shot from the penalty area was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 36th minute, Marcus Rashford sent a long ball, and Garnacho once again took it into the box and chose to shoot himself, this time it was missed.
In the 41st minute, Hojlen made a brilliant stop and then passed through to Garnacho, who missed another good chance with a shot saved.
In first-half stoppage time, Manchester United scored a corner kick with a header from Pinnock to give Brentford a 1-0 lead. According to statistics, Manchester United had 3 of 10 shots on target in the half, and they were scoreless, but fortunately the score was quickly equalized soon after the start of the second half.
In the 47th minute, Marcus Rashford provided the assist and Garnacho volleyed home from the back post to help United equalise 1-1.
Garnacho was thrilled after the goal, running with open arms to celebrate, and the Cristiano Ronaldo fan had once again saved the Red Devils.
Statistically, Garnacho has scored his fifth goal in all competitions this season, along with three assists, and has been directly involved in eight goals, which is also the most of any player in the United team this season.
Shortly after Garnacho opened the scoring, Fernandes assisted Hojlen with a back-heel assist to help the Red Devils take a 2-1 lead and finally hold it until the end of the game.
It is worth mentioning that after Hojlen scored, coach Ten Hag was very excited, raised his arms and shouted, and then hugged the assistant coach and patted his chest.
In this game, Garnacho started and played 89 minutes, completed 8 shots and 5 on target, scored 1 goal, and also sent 2 key passes, with a pass success rate of 83%, a long pass success rate of 75%, and 12 times lost the ball, with a post-game rating of 8.2 points, the highest score in the team.