Uninspired Man United lucky to draw at Brentford in dramatic finish

LONDON (AP)– Under Alex Ferguson, Manchester United were popular for scoring definitive winning objectives late in matches.

There is absolutely nothing similar under the helm of present coach Erik 10 Hag, who experienced his gamers give up an unjust lead deep in interruption time and draw at Brentford 1-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Following yet another unimaginative screen that even more dented the club’s Champions League hopes, Manchester United remained in 6th location, 8 points behind fifth-placed Tottenham.

Brentford gamers kept United goalkeeper Andre Onana hectic– he made 4 conserves– and struck the woodwork 4 times.

Completely versus the run of the play, United took the lead in interruption time through alternative Mason Mount’s effort past Mark Flekken.

With triumph in sight, United yielded 3 minutes later on when Ivan Toney cut the ball back inside the location for the unmarked Kristoffer Ajer, who bagged his 2nd objective in 2 matches to level.

“When you go 1-0 up right at the end you wish to attempt and hang onto that,” Mount stated. “If you take a look at the video game total it wasn’t to our requirement. We understand that. When you score at the death you believe you can perhaps hold on. Perhaps we didn’t deserve it.”

Brentford damaged United all night long however a harsh absence of performance avoided the Bees from a repeat of their 4-0 home win versus the United in August 2022 in Ten Hag’s 2nd match in charge.

Brentford, which moved 5 points clear of the transfer zone, had 31 efforts at objective before discovering the web.

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