Manchester United host Brentford on Wednesday evening, as they look to get back to winning ways and aim for revenge after that 4-0 loss earlier this season.
Thanks to Sunday's woeful 2-0 defeat at Newcastle, the Red Devils are now on their worst run of Premier League form since Erik ten Hag took charge, failing to win any of their last three games. Even so, the mood still isn't as bad as after Brentford memorably put four past them on a boiling-hot day in London back in August.
A nightmare first-half display gave Ten Hag another frightening eye-opener to see how far United had fallen in the years prior to his tenure, but he's certainly been helping bring them back up throughout the course of the campaign. It's also been a positive term for Brentford, who've shown no signs of second season syndrome and sit ninth in the table after drawing away to Brighton on Saturday.
Thomas Frank has earned plaudits for his work with the Bees, even linked to the vacant Tottenham job, but the Danish boss is fully focussed on causing another upset. "I know it will be unbelievably difficult tomorrow, " Frank told a press conference on Tuesday.
"They will come flying out and fighting for every single ball. They'll be showing unbelievable determination, they'll be on top of everything, and their skillset is absolutely frightening when you look at the players they have in their squad. "It will be difficult but, of course, we believe in ourselves that we can do something."
As for Ten Hag, he's expecting a lot more fight from the Red Devils than at Newcastle. "We had a very bad performance because the opponent wanted it more than we [did]," the United manager bemoaned. "They were sharper and you could see that in the challenges. We won only 16 from 61 challenges in offence and in defence, the opponent beats us 48 from 78 challenges. You can't win a game [like that]."
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When is Man Utd vs Brentford?
Manchester United play Brentford in the Premier League on Wednesday, April 5.
Kick-off at Old Trafford is 8pm BST.
Is Man Utd vs Brentford on TV?
For the UK viewers, the match will not be available to watch live.
Highlights will be available shortly after full-time, with Match of the Day airing on BBC One at 10:40pm.
Match odds
Latest odds from Betfred:
Man United - 8/13
Draw - 3/1
Brentford - 4/1
*odds subject to change
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