'I wonder what he's been doing at the training site for the whole week'
Manchester United suffered another disastrous defeat. He seemed to rebound by beating Chelsea in the last round, but the mood was gloomy again after failing to win his first consecutive game of the season. Coach Hu Beng Amorim's leadership is also facing a crisis again.
Manchester United faced Brentford, ranked 17th in the league, in an away game in the sixth round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2025-2026 season at 8:30 p.m. on the 27th (Korea time), but they fell to their knees 1-3. As a result, Manchester United lost for the third time this season (2 wins, 1 draw, 7 points), falling from 11th to 13th. On the other hand, Brentford jumped to 12th place, beating Manchester United, with its second win (one draw and three losses) of the season.
On this day, Manchester United manager Amorim invariably came out with a 3-4-3 formation. Although being criticized as the cause of Manchester United's poor performance this season, coach Amorim maintains 3-4-3 saying, `Even if the pope says it, we won't change it.' It was the same day. Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire Matthijs the Licht were in charge of the three-back in front of Altai Bhaiendr goalkeeper. Patrick Dorgu, Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot were then placed in the midfield. Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesco, and Brian Mbhommo were on the offensive mission. Mbommo faced Brentford for the first time since his transfer.
Against this, Brentford responded with Quibin Kelleher, Aaron Hickey, Sef Van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Michael Kayode, Yehor Yarmolyuk, Jordan Henderson, Kevin Chade, Mikel Damsgor, Dango Watara and Igor Thiago.
Manchester United was pushed back from the beginning. Brentford scored the first goal in the eighth minute of the first half. Thiago, who received a long pass from Henderson, drilled the Manchester United goal with a powerful left-footed shot.
Thiago's performance continued. In the 20th minute of the first half, Bayer keeper blocked the ball that Kevin Chade pushed back from the penalty area, but Thiago finished the ball with a second shot to make it 2-0.
Manchester United finished 2-1 in the 26th minute of the first half with Seschuko's comeback goal. The second half was expected to be a big turnaround.
However, Manchester United did not use any strength in the second half. In the end, coach Amorim put in Lenny Yoro and Kobe Mainu in the 21st minute of the second half, excluding Maguire and Ugarte. In response, Brentford put in Rico Henry and Keyin Lewis-Potter in the 30th minute of the second half, excluding Aaron Hickey and Danko Ouattara.
Manchester United had a golden chance to tie the game. He got a penalty in the 31st minute of the second half. Collins' foul came out of the opponent's side. Fernandes stepped up as a kicker. However, Kelleher Keeper blocked Fernandez's right-footed strong shot.
Manchester United, which missed the opportunity to tie in vain, went all out by putting in Mason Mount and Joshua Zirkji. However, rather, Matthias Jensen scored a net in second-half stoppage time. In the end, Manchester United lost 1-3.
The aftermath of Manchester United's defeat was fierce. The British media Mirror analyzed the cause of Manchester United's defeat after the game and criticized Amorim's inability.
This media outlet says 'When you watch a game like this, you wonder what Manchester United are doing on the training ground all week. United, who did not have to think about the European tournament or the Carabao Cup, were completely overwhelmed in the opening 20 minutes, despite having a week to prepare for the league game. Rumors of Amorim's replacement are expected to grow again.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
