Manchester United 1-0 Brentford: Manchester United took three important points in the Premier League on Wednesday evening. At Old Trafford, Brentford was narrowly beaten. Competitor Newcastle United also took full advantage.
Rashford finally leads Manchester United and Ten Hag to victory again
Ten Hag opted for a number of changes to his starting eleven at Old Trafford. After three league games without a goal, the formation was redesigned. That was at the expense of Wout Weghorst. The striker had to give up his place to Jadon Sancho, so that the team could have more creativity in the attack line, according to the coach. Orange international Tyrell Malacia also started on the reserve bench.
Incidentally, The Red Devils met an opponent who was bursting with self-confidence. Brentford had been unbeaten for three games and was seventh in the rankings. In addition, with Ivan Toney, it had a sniper. The Englishman already hit seventeen times in the competition prior to the game.
Manchester United immediately took over the reins. It dominated and sought the enemy target through the three-man vanguard Antony, Marcus Rashford and Sancho. This resulted in success within half an hour. Marcel Sabitzer, one of the midfield stars, found Rashford. The English top striker made no mistake: 1-0.
Shortly after the opening goal, Ten Hag was disappointed. Defender Luke Shaw, in his 250th official game for Manchester United, was sidelined with an injury. Malacia replaced the Englishman. After Rashford’s goal, his eleventh in the Premier League since the World Cup in Qatar, things did not go smoothly at Old Trafford. Brentford even came out of the shell more and more.
Still, victory was not in jeopardy. As a result, Manchester United won again and took three much-needed points. As a result, The Mancunians are three points away from Tottenham Hotspur in the battle for a Champions League ticket.
West Ham United 1-5 Newcastle United
Newcastle United had an excellent Wednesday evening. A new step towards the Champions League was taken on a visit to West Ham United. That happened after a whirlwind start. With Sven Botman as a familiar face in the starting eleven, the difference was made within fifteen minutes. Callum Wilson and Joelinton made for a dream start.
Given that The Magpies had already kept the goal clean sixteen times before the visit to London, the assignment for West Ham after that disastrous start turned out to be virtually impossible in advance. Nevertheless, thanks to a goal from Kurt Zouma, it became exciting again. After the break, however, things were put in order. Wilson made his second, Joelinton followed him just before time. In between, Alexander Isak also scored. As a result, Newcastle United holds third place. For The Hammers, it’s alarm phase one.
