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A Refreshing Saturday in Manchester




The Saturday 3pm blackout made it impossible to watch the match yesterday (legally). 

It was nice to see Brentford didn’t continue their habit of scoring within the first four minutes as they have done in their previous four matches and that they were instead held off for 45+ minutes.

The first half goal from Brentford is controversial, as the referee forced De Ligt off the pitch due to a bleed from his scalp area (this is well within the laws of the game) and we then conceded from the corner. 



While I understand the frustration from Ten Hag, De Ligt and Van Nistelrooy as seen above, the goal did look to be the fault of Diogo Dalot who was not tracking the run from Brentford’s No5 and I doubt De Ligt's presence would have prevented it. 




In the first 5 minutes of the second half I saw a side to united I haven’t seen in a long time. They looked hungry, angry and driven. While this was refreshing to see, this is exactly what we have lacked for the last two years and we should be seeing this in every game played at Old Trafford.

 

That Garnacho goal was stunning. We finally saw an end product with yet another beautiful ball into the box from Rashford; Garnacho catching it perfectly on the volley. I thought Garnacho looked very confident and dangerous in the second half, even trying to squeeze one in from outside the box after leaving multiple Brentford players for dead; forcing a corner.


We also got to see Hoijlund’s first goal of the PL season which was a calm and collected chip. Hopefully more to come. 


The clip below is from TikTok, but shows a great angle of both goals from the stands 😀




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  1. AnonymousNovember 14, 2024 at 10:45 AM

    Funny reading this now mate! you were spot on

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