Manchester United

Man United play Brentford in the Premier League today and we'll bring you live updates from the match in our dedicated blog.

United fans in the far corner doing their best to drown out ‘Hey Jude’, but it’s an impressive atmosphere as the teams come out. It’s worked so far, but you feel Toney and Brentford feel that is a match-up tat could work for them. It is such an open game United cannot react weakly to the setback. Brentford are getting a lot of space to play in just in front of the United defence and a lot of that stems from the fact Eriksen is the holding midfielder. United are trying to execute things Ajax mastered but this is not the Eredivisie. This is becoming another Brighton. United are looking uneasy in every phase of play, whether it is from open or a set-play. The players have been awful, again, but the midfield just can’t cope. This is unacceptable and unforgivable. 0 #Ad: Get a £30 FREE BET from if your first acca loses! Those goals condemned United to trail by four by the time they sheepishly left the pitch for the break. United conceded within 10 minutes after an absolute howler from De Gea and that set the tone or lack of.

Frenkie De Jong has admitted that he could leave Barcelona to join Manchester United this summer, according to a report.

Allegedly, in recent hours he has become more open to change. There also remains the issue of De Jong's deferred wages that he is still owed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Frenkie De Jong has admitted that he could leave Barcelona to join Manchester United this summer, according to a report.

Manchester United have spent over 10 weeks pushing to sign Frenkie de Jong but they might finally be about to make a breakthrough.

Manchester United have spent over 10 weeks pushing to sign Frenkie de Jong but they might finally be about to make a breakthrough. It was reported by many outlets – up until now – now that De Jong preferred a move to Chelsea. Time will tell if that was a mere smokescreen because Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel didn’t mention a midfielder when he said he was looking for additions in defence and attack on Friday. De Jong tells Barcelona dressing room he is open to Manchester United transfer

Manchester United are reportedly confident of signing Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong by the end of the week. According to Spanish journalist Luis ...

Erik ten Hag has identified De Jong as his priority target this window and is ready to meet face-to-face with the player to finalise the transfer. Manchester United are reportedly confident of signing Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong by the end of the week. United have been in constant contact with the 25 year old, and the report claims that the club wouldn’t do that unless it has some assurance that the player will accept the move.

Manchester United take on Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday evening and Cristiano Ronaldo starts. After losing the opening game of the season 2-1 ...

United beat Brentford 3-1 at the Community Stadium in January earlier this year. Manchester United take on Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday evening and Cristiano Ronaldo starts. Ronaldo had a full week of training and he’s now at full fitness, as far as the manager is concerned.

Against Brighton and Hove Albion last weekend, Erik ten Hag bemoaned his team's inability to deal with second balls when faced with a surprisingly more “long ...

However Manchester United will need to up their game in the build-up phase to get those talents on the ball in dangerous situations. McTominay may be better equipped to deal with the aerial nature of Brentford’s game however, and Fred’s energy will need to remain high chase down second balls as the pair look to improve upon their dismal showing last week. Regardless of their defensive orientation, Brentford will look to take advantage of Fred and Scott McTominay’s sluggishness in transition by pressing them in their own half, although the same could be said of any of United’s opponents this season.

Manchester United look set to finally prioritise a right back this window, with Josip Juranovic a likely target. That is according to Jonathan Shrager, ...

But it would be comforting to know that a player of Juranovic’s profile features highly in United’s considerations. Max Aarons and Kyle Walker-Peters are amongst some other players believed to be included on that list Josip Juranovic features quite prominently on the shortlist of potential right backs who Manchester United may pursue in the event that Aaron Wan-Bissaka goes on loan this month. But he has taken to the Scottish Premier League like a duck to water, even featuring in the SPL Team of the Year as Celtic did a league and cup double. “Josip Juranovic features quite prominently on the shortlist of potential right backs who Manchester United may pursue in the event that Aaron Wan-Bissaka goes on loan this month. If the signing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka taught United fans anything it’s that having a big shortlist of players is no guarantee for success.

The Red Devils lost their season opener against Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend, while Brentford played out a 2-2 draw with Leicester City, and here Sports ...

Take a look back at the Man United news, views and transfer developments from the Manchester Evening News.

Ten Hag started Christian Eriksen as a false nine but that experiment didn't work, which means Ronaldo is expected to start at the Brentford Community Stadium. During that match, Ten Hag looked to deploy the Danish international in the false nine role as United suffered a striker crisis with Anthony Martial injured and Cristiano Ronaldo not deemed fit enough to start. United are back in action away at Brentford on Saturday following defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion in their opening fixture of the season. Ziyech worked with Ten Hag at Ajax before leaving the Dutch heavyweights to join Chelsea two years ago. The forward has expressed his desire to leave the club and Ten Hag chose to play with a false nine after outlining his concerns about Ronaldo's fitness. Fortunately, he has a relatively fully-fit squad to choose from, with United only nursing a handful of injury problems ahead of the trip to the capital. Eriksen left the Bees at the end of last season after signing a short-term deal with the West London club halfway through the campaign. Speaking to Premier League Productions the Englishman explained: "He is definitely intense, as you can see in the pre-season. The Reds, who won 3-1 on their first and only visit to this particular corner of west London, will be determined to put last weekend's 2-1 defeat to Brighton behind them and post their first victory of the Erik ten Hag era. It is almost 100 days since the Reds first registered their interest and they are still yet to make a significant breakthrough. Ten Hag named both of those players on the bench against Brighton last weekend and it was Ronaldo's omission that obviously made headlines. However, with a little under three weeks to go until the window slams shut, they remain hopeful of getting new faces through the door, with Juventus ace Adrien Rabiot, potentially, set to be next.

Manchester United's start to the season has gone from bad to worse. The Red Devils have found themselves 4-0 down against Brentford just 35 minutes into ...

Anniversary.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) #PL30 pic.twitter.com/Z2GBJOLbnV August 13, 2022 Then, Mathias Jensen managed to double his side's lead eight minutes later. New manager Erik ten Hag had already lost the first match of his tenure last weekend, and any optimism from the pre-season is now a distant memory.

Manchester United hope to conclude a deal for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong over the next seven days, according to a report.

I don't know what will happen between now and 31 August, but not just with Frenkie or with Auba, with almost everyone in the squad," Xavi told reporters. He's in the squad and we will use him. The team's failure to secure Champions League football for the 2022-23 campaign is believed to be a huge problem when it comes to convincing De Jong to make the move, while there have also been suggestions that the midfielder is reluctant to live in Manchester.

Manchester United's start to the season became even more humiliating in Saturday's match against Brentford, as the Red Devils fell behind 4-0 in just 35 ...

Anniversary.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) #PL30 pic.twitter.com/Z2GBJOLbnV August 13, 2022 Then, Mathias Jensen managed to double his side's lead eight minutes later. New manager Erik ten Hag had already lost the first match of his tenure last weekend, and any optimism from the pre-season is now a distant memory.

Manchester United finished last season in a desperate situation but things are even worse after their loss to Brentford.

They have two more weeks to complete transfers in a panic, against the backdrop of chaos, in the face of mounting disaster. They proved it last year, the year before that, and the year before that. Jose Mourinho reportedly had little time for him when he almost joined him at Chelsea, and his opinion seemed to drop even further when he had to deal with him everyday. We were told that Ten Hag wants high-energy and pressing from his team, and he must have been able to institute the training sessions he wants, from which it can be inferred that there are deep troubles amongst the players. It was clear at the end of the season that two midfielders of real quality were needed. He joined as a player that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted to be a leader.