Manchester United bounced back from Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Newcastle with a worthy, if not comfortable, 1-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday.
At one point this season, the Reds were being tipped as outside title contenders, but now they are in a battle for a top-four spot. Any thoughts of a chase for the league ended with a thud at Anfield in the 7-0 mauling by Liverpool last month.
Erik ten Hag oversaw the club’s heaviest-ever defeat to their arch-rivals and the win over Brentford prevented a new unwanted club record from being broken. United were on the brink of going four Premier League games without a goal for the first time ever, but for 28-goal Marcus Rashford’s winner.
