Manchester United have Scott McTominay to thank for sparing their blushes after his stoppage-time brace saw the hosts to a 2-1 win over Brentford.
An Andre Onana mishap had seen Mathias Jensen put the Bees ahead at half-time before McTominay’s 87th-minute introduction changed the game. The victory takes United to 12 points to ease some of the pressure on Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman had seen his side suffer horrendous defeats to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray in the preceding seven days and faced a third straight loss before he turned to McTominay. United did not play brilliantly – although Bruno Fernandes begged to differ – but the Reds ended up with the three points.
Ten Hag jokes about what he told McTominay
Ten Hag joked that he told McTominay to score twice before he secured a euphoric comeback win against Brentford.
McTominay emerged in the 87th minute with United 1-0 down and rifled in a 93rd-minute equaliser before heading in the winner four minutes later.
The midfielder admitted afterwards he could not hear Ten Hag’s instructions as he prepared to come on due to the din of the crowd and the Dutchman was amused at this revelation.
Fernandes makes controversial statement after Brentford win
Bruno Fernandes thinks United deserved to beat Brentford on Saturday because they ‘controlled the game’.
United were aware of the importance of winning against Brentford after back-to-back defeats against Palace and Galatasaray, but they made a nightmare start to the game when conceding first in the 26th minute.
Onana, who got a weak hand to Jensen’s low-driven shot, should have done better and Casemiro was also guilty of giving the ball away in the build-up to the goal, which saw him hooked at the interval.
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