Match Today: Manchester United vs Brentford 13-08-2022 English Premier League

Manchester United will bid to recover from their opening weekend defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion when they resume their Premier League campaign against Brentford at the start of the game late on Saturday. Brentford came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Leicester City in their first match on the same afternoon.

Brentford looked like they were headed for a loss at King Power last weekend, with Timothy Castagne and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall past Leicester, who went 2-0 up in the 46th minute, but Evan Toni cut the difference in half just an hour ago. Josh DaSilva came up late for the Bees. Thomas Frank's side will now play their first home game of the season, while the busy end of the month will also see the team face Fulham, Everton and Crystal Palace in the Premier League, as well as a trip to Colchester United in. League Cup.

Brentford has been active during the summer transfer market, bringing in Ken Louis Potter, Aaron Hickey, Mikel Damsgaard, Thomas Strakosha and Ben Mee during an impressive period, but they lost Christian Eriksen to Man United, with the Denmark international eventually leaving his contract. The Bees were excellent in the Premier League last season, taking 46 points from 38 games to finish 13th, 11 points from the relegation zone, and they will now progress to integrate into this level of football. Last season, Man United won the two league matches between the two sides, recording a 3-1 victory in London before winning 3-0 at Old Trafford at the end of the season.

Man United have not lost to Brentford since February 1938, winning both matches in the English Premier League, and Tin Hag will certainly have a motive for his forces for this competition, as another defeat will put the team in a very difficult place before their next match against arch-rivals Liverpool. Man United were looking to get the best possible start to the season opener against Brighton last weekend, but the Red Devils were beaten 2-1, with Pascal Gross' first-half double proving crucial for the Seagulls, who deserved the three points in Manchester.

There is now pressure on new coach Erik Ten Hag to deliver a positive result on Saturday, especially as this match comes just nine days before a home game against Liverpool in the Premier League. Last season they appeared again against Brighton, and significant improvements will be needed if they are to return to the top four, with Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur won last weekend.