At 22 o'clock in the evening of October 19, Beijing time, in the 8th round of the 2024-25 Premier League, Manchester United will host Brentford at Old Trafford. In the first half, the visitors' Pinnock scored in stoppage time; Garnacho equalised in the second half just after the opening period, before Hojlen equalised with a goal. In the end, Manchester United won 2-1 at home to Brentford to win their first game in all competitions in the last six games and move up to 10th in the table.
In the 2nd minute, B Fei dribbled the ball on the left side of the front field and crossed, and the goalkeeper grabbed the ball before the player who stepped forward. In the 3rd minute, Brentford crossed from the left side of the field at 45 degrees, and the Manchester United defenders in the penalty area took the lead in clearing the ball. In the 7th minute, Mbewumo cut into the box with the ball from the right and fired a left-footed shot away. In the 10th minute, De Ligt was kicked in the head by his opponent Shad in a scramble, and he was treated for bleeding from the top of his head.
In the 20th minute, Garnacho cut inside on the left side of the penalty area and volleyed, but the ball was blocked by a defender. In the 21st minute, Manchester United's corner kick from the left side was driven into the penalty area, and Brentford goalkeeper Fleken saved the ball, and the ball was cleared in the scramble. In the 26th minute, Garnacho received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and volleyed from a tight angle, and Flecken saved the ball. In the 31st minute, Nelgao volleyed in front of the penalty area, and Onana flew to save the ball.
In the 35th minute, Eriksen and his team-mates collided with the wall at the top of the arc, and he entered the box and fired high from close range. In the 37th minute, Manchester United played a quick counter-attack, Garnacho received the ball into the left side of the penalty area, and the volley from a tight angle flew again. In the 40th minute, Hojlen dribbled the ball to the penalty area and fired a low right-footed shot wide of the post. In the 45+1st minute, De Ligt's head wound was bleeding and he was sent off for treatment. In the 45+5th minute, De Ligt suffered another head bleeding and was asked by the referee to be treated on the field.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Brentford drove a corner from the left into the box, and Pinnock shook his head to head the ball into the box, giving Brentford a 1-0 lead over Manchester United. De Ligt, who was being treated on the sidelines, expressed his displeasure to the referee. At the end of the first half, United fell behind for a while.
In the second half, Manchester United equalized in the 47th minute, Rashford passed the ball into the box on the right side in front of the penalty area, and Garnacho volleyed home from the back post to make it 1-1 Brentford.
In the 51st minute, Garnacho cut inside from the left and volleyed hard to the top of the arc, and Flecken saved the ball sideways. In the 62nd minute, Eriksen sent a through ball in front, B Fei cleverly knocked the ball with his heel to send a wonderful pass, Hojlen received the ball into the penalty area, and faced the goalkeeper to pick up the goal, Manchester United overtook the score 2-1.
In the 74th minute, Zirkze replaced the goal-scorer Hojlen, and in the 81st minute, he failed to stop the ball in the box and missed a good chance. In the 84th minute, Manchester United crossed from the right side of the field, and Garnacho, who was unguarded in front of the penalty area, volleyed directly, and Flecken held the ball. In the 85th minute, Carvalho's shot hit teammate Visa and flew over the crossbar.
In the end, the game ended at full-time with Manchester United coming back from behind to win 2-1 at Brentford.