Man United vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League
3 - 0
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Manchester United beat Brentford on a rainy Monday night at Old Trafford with Portugal internationals Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Goal! Manchester United 1, Brentford 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 54': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! Manchester United 2, Brentford 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 71': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 71': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Nemanja Matic.
- 72': Goal! Manchester United 3, Brentford 0. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Phil Jones replaces Juan Mata.
- 76': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Brentford 0.
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,482
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
+49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
+41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
+19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
BRE | MAN | |
---|---|---|
6 | Fouls | 4 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
35.9 | Possession | 64.1 |
12 | SHOTS | 9 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
309 | Accurate Passes | 651 |
376 | Passes | 714 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
29 | Crosses | 7 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
41 | Long Balls | 44 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
9 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
6 | Interceptions | 11 |
5 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
5 | Clearances | 35 |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David de Gea (GK) |
19 | Raphaël Varane |
2 | Victor Lindelöf |
27 | Alex Telles |
20 | Diogo Dalot |
8 | Juan Mata |
31 | Nemanja Matic |
39 | Scott McTominay |
7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
18 | Bruno Fernandes |
36 | Anthony Elanga |
Brentford (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David Raya (GK) |
18 | Pontus Jansson |
29 | Mads Bech Sörensen |
20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
3 | Rico Henry |
30 | Mads Roerslev |
6 | Christian Nørgaard |
21 | Christian Eriksen |
27 | Vitaly Janelt |
19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
17 | Ivan Toney |
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