Man United routed 4-0 at Brentford despite Ronaldo starting

London, Aug. 13 (BNA): Manchester United slumped to new depths after their 4-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday sent Eric ten Hag’s side into ruin after just two games of the Premier League season.

Through a mixture of defensive incompetence and Brentford’s opportunism, United were leading 4-0 at halftime for the first time in a Premier League match, according to The Associated Press.

Goalkeeper David de Gea’s errors gifted the first two goals to Josh DaSilva and Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee nodded in the third at a corner kick and Brian Mbiomo hit the fourth on the counterattack on a hostile afternoon on a hostile afternoon.

Ten Hag, who joined from Ajax in the off-season, insisted before the match he was not panicking despite United’s lack of new signings, but the Dutchman should be concerned about this humiliating result, a week after the 2-1 loss at home in front of Brighton. .

It was a defeat largely of United’s making. Ten Hag turned to Cristiano Ronaldo to lead the attack, after the Portuguese star started off the bench against Brighton.

But the problems were all at the other end, with United collapsing after just 10 minutes thanks to the first foul from De Gea.

The Spaniard allowed Da Silva’s weak long-range shot to swerve into the net.

De Gea fouled again eight minutes later, passing to Christian Eriksen under pressure as United were trying to play from behind.

Jensen was aware of the faltering situation in United’s defense and attacked to steal Eriksen, cut inside and double the lead.

It was a sweet moment for the Bee fans, as Eriksen spent the second half of last season with Brentford after recovering from cardiac arrest, only to choose bigger and better things at United.

There was no change and in the half hour, Mei, an off-season signing from Burnley, smashed a header into the far post after United failed to tackle a corner kick back into the danger zone by Evan Toni.

Five minutes later, Tony was given space to advance down the left flank and launch partner Mbiomo, who beat Luke Shaw before shooting into the net.

With the temperatures undoubtedly rising, United got some relief in the second half and Eriksen made two attempts on goal – a header grabbed by goalkeeper David Raya and a sloshing shot – both to the raucous cheers of the Brentford fans.