With an emphatic score of 2-1 against Brentford, Manchester United re-entered the sublime world of victory, thereby taking off some pressure from manager Erik ten Hag.
On their last home visit to Old Trafford in October 2023, they rallied late in the stoppage frame with two additional time goals to beat the Bees; they would again stand the test of character on Saturday.
Ethan Pinnock sent the Bees into the lead within five minutes of stoppage time in the first half by heading in a corner from Mikkel Damsgaard while Matthijs de Ligt sat momentarily on the sidelines after sustaining a head injury.
But two different strokes of individual skill turned the tide in the opposite direction of the second period.
Garnacho equalized within two minutes of the restart from a volley off a Marcus Rashford cross.
From there, United cranked up the volume, and it paid off shortly after the hour mark with Rasmus Hojlund latching onto Bruno Fernandes’ backheel and lobbing coolly over Mark Flekken.
Data Debrief: Brentford surrender another lead.
It was Pinto’s eighth Premier League goal leading the Bees into the game, scoring in consecutive games for the first time.
Since Brentford’s first match in the competition in 2021-2022, Gabriel Magalhaes is now the only defender besides him to score more goals in the English top flight than himself.
However, United answered back within 89 seconds, with the goal of Garnacho being the quickest ever scored by a Red Devil this season in the Premier League since October 2022, when Fred scored after 76 seconds against Tottenham.
Brentford, having dropped the most points from winning positions in the Premier League last term (30), have equaled that folly this one, having squandered the most points from winning positions in the league so far (11).
