Manchester United is going through a difficult period in the Premier League, when at this time it is trying to put the latest bad results behind. The Red Devils are now hosted by Brentford from the bottom as part of a 17th-round completion game and want to get back on track.
Cristiano Ronaldo did not play in the last league game of Ralph Rangnik’s side, who lost 0: 2 and finished 2: 2 with Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa. In the previous round, the team surrendered from Manchester 1-0 to Wolves at Old Trafford, having only won one league victory in the last four rounds.
On the other hand, the host has lost four of its last five league games, including 4-1 to Southampton and 3-0 to Liverpool in the previous round. Brentford has just 23 points, with it being a reasonable distance from the red line in the meantime, but a loss could certainly complicate it in the bottom struggles.
The last official meeting between the teams took place in the 1940s (0-0 in the league in April 1947), but earlier this season the two met for an informal friendly match that ended in a fascinating 2-2 draw at the end of July, even before CR7 joined the Red Devils. And how will it end this time?