With a comeback win over Brentford, United broke the curse of five games without a win and three Premier League games without finding a goal, avoiding the record for the lowest number of points in the first eight games of a Premier League team.
In all competitions, Manchester United have failed to win five games in a row, with only four draws and one defeat. After failing to score in three consecutive Premier League games and picking up just two points, Manchester United are in 14th place with eight points from seven games, making their worst start to the Premier League in history. At one point, it was thought that United would sack Ten Hag during the October international break.
However, Manchester United did not make such a decision. This left Lee Hendri confused, "I was shocked. I really don't understand why Ten Hag is still in charge of Manchester United. They have won just five of their previous 17 Premier League games. ”
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Brentford, Ten Hag blasted reporters after his opening words "Hello everyone, I miss you guys", "The noise comes from some of you, they're creating stories, fairy tales, making lies. ”
Ten Hag also admitted that he is not in a good position at the moment: "We are not happy with where we are, the table does not lie, we are really not good enough. But we were calm and composed. We stick to our current plan and are confident that we will succeed. ”
Injuries to Harry Maguire and Maynu forced Ten Hag to make changes to his starting line-up. In the first half, Hojlen, Christian Eriksen and Garnacho all missed good chances. In first-half stoppage time, Brentford seized the opportunity for De Ligt to be treated and headed home by Pinnock.
In the 47th minute, Marcus Rashford crossed diagonally from the right and Garnacho swept home to equalise for Manchester United. In the 62nd minute, B Fei made a wonderful backheel pass, and Hojlen scored with a pick.
The win over Brentford snapped a five-game winless run and saved them from their worst start to the Premier League with 11 points after eight games. In the 2019-20 season, Manchester United finished 12th with just nine points from the first eight games.
At the same time, United also broke the curse of two consecutive home defeats and three consecutive league games without scoring, avoiding the embarrassing record of three consecutive home defeats since 1979 and four consecutive league games since 1989.
Manchester United, meanwhile, also set two records. Firstly, Manchester United extended their unbeaten run against Brentford at Old Trafford since 1937. Secondly, Manchester United extended their top-flight winning streak at home to Brentford to six.