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Only Mohamed Salah (73) and Harry Kane (65) have been involved in more Premier League goals than Bruno Fernandes (61 - 36 goals & 25 assists) since he made his Manchester United debut in February 2020Manchester United recorded the biggest win of Ralf Rangnick's reign in his final home match as interim boss as Brentford were beaten at Old Trafford.
A brilliant opener from Bruno Fernandes was followed by a second-half penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane's first United goal as the hosts cruised to victory.
Ronaldo also had a goal disallowed as he moved onto 18 Premier League goals, four behind Golden Boot leader Mohamed Salah.
The result keeps alive United's slender hopes of Champions League qualification at least until next weekend, while Brentford could still go down, even though their 40 points is almost certainly enough to retain their status as a top-flight club.
For the third game running, home fans protested against the club's owners, but while there were plenty of anti-Glazer family chants and green and gold flares in opposition to the Americans, the mooted 73rd-minute walkout did not materialise in any significant number.
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Manchester United
Squad number1Player namede Gea
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot
Squad number2Player nameLindelöf
Squad number19Player nameVarane- Squad number27Player nameAlex Telles
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Squad number31Player nameMatic- Squad number36Player nameElanga
Squad number8Player nameMata- Squad number18Player nameBruno Fernandes
- Squad number7Player nameCristiano Ronaldo
Squad number4Player nameJones
Squad number17Player nameFred- Squad number21Player nameCavani
Brentford
Squad number1Player nameRaya
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Squad number18Player nameJansson
Squad number29Player nameBech Sørensen
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number21Player nameEriksen
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 20Dalot
- 2Lindelöf
- 19Varane
- 27Telles
- 39McTominay
- 31MaticBooked at 54minsSubstituted forFredat 71'minutes
- 36ElangaSubstituted forCavaniat 75'minutes
- 8MataSubstituted forJonesat 75'minutes
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
- 3Bailly
- 4Jones
- 10Rashford
- 14Lingard
- 17Fred
- 21Cavani
- 26Henderson
- 74Fernández
- 75Garnacho Ferreyra
Brentford
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Raya
- 30Roerslev
- 20Ajer
- 18Jansson
- 29Bech Sørensen
- 3Henry
- 27JaneltSubstituted forDasilvaat 71'minutes
- 6NørgaardSubstituted forJensenat 71'minutes
- 21Eriksen
- 17Toney
- 19MbeumoSubstituted forWissaat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Jensen
- 10Dasilva
- 11Wissa
- 23Jeanvier
- 24Fosu-Henry
- 26Baptiste
- 36Stevens
- 40Fernández
- 43Young-Coombes
Referee:Chris Kavanagh
Attendance:73,482
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester United 3, Brentford 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Brentford 0.
Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Offside, Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mads Bech Sørensen.
Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Phil Jones.
Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
Substitution, Manchester United. Phil Jones replaces Juan Mata.
Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Anthony Elanga.
Goal! Manchester United 3, Brentford 0. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by David Raya.
Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Vitaly Janelt.
Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Nemanja Matic.
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