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Charlie Wilson

Brentford manager Thomas Frank reveals the Manchester United weakness his side looked to exploit

Brentford manager Thomas Frank has admitted his side looked to exploit the lack of height in Manchester United's side on Saturday evening, with Lisandro Martinez a particular target.

Standing at 5ft 9in, many questioned whether Martinez would be too short to deal with Premier League strikers following his summer move from Ajax. Martinez was brought off at half-time after a disastrous 45 minutes saw United 4-0 down to Brentford.

After losing 2-1 to Brighton on the opening weekend of the season, United fans and manager Erik ten Hag were desperate for their side to bounce back with a solid performance at the very least, but things went from bad to worse in the capital.

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