Manchester United‘s poor start to the Premier League season contiued with a humiliating 4-0 defeat away at Brentford.
United picked up just 58 points from 38 Premier League games during a a terrible 2021-22 campaign and have since named Erik ten ag as their manager.
But Ten Hag hasn’t been able to make an immediate impact as United lost 2-1 to Brighton on the opening weekend before being embarrassed by Brentford.
The Bees took the lead when Josh Dasilva’s strike somehow eluded United goalkeeper David de Gea.and Mathias Jensen made it 2-0 after dispossessing Christian Eriksen and firing past De Gea.
Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo also got on the scoresheet and United weren’t even able to score a consolation goal in the second half.
“They are good players, and have to take responsibility on the pitch, as a team and as individuals, and that’s what we didn’t do,” Ten Hag said after the game. “I asked them to play with belief and take responsibility for their performance, and that’s what they didn’t do.
“It’s only when we stick together and work hard that we will overcome that. You have to take belief on to the pitch for yourself and the team.
“Don’t get me wrong, the manager is responsible as well, he has the main responsibility, and I take that. And I will work on that. I have to give them belief, but they have to give it by themselves.”
Here are 13 shocking stats that illustrate how bad United’s current situation is.
-This was Brentford’s first victory against Manchester United since 1938.
– While United’s starting XI at the Brentford Community Stadium cost a total of £424million, Thomas Frank’s XI cost just £55million.
– Brentford ran 109.4km, made 90 sprints and completed 21 pressures in the final third. In comparison, United ran 95.6km, made 65 sprints and completed seven pressures in the final third.
– The defeat to Brentford is the seventh time they have conceded at least four goals in a league game since the start of last season.
🙈 Manchester United…
…have lost by 4 goals in 3 of their 8 @premierleague games since mid-April
…lost by 4+ goals in 3 of 810 @premierleague games under Sir Alex Ferguson, 1992-2013 pic.twitter.com/UsinG1RUa8
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) August 14, 2022
– Brentford are just the third side to score four first-half goals against United in a Premier League game after Tottenham in 2020 and Liverpool in 2021. It’s also the first time…
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