Temperatures soared in England on Saturday and nobody was feeling the warmth greater than Manchester United’s newest supervisor, Erik ten Hag.
On one other humiliating day for a large membership in freefall, United conceded 4 targets within the first 35 minutes and was swept apart in a 4-0 loss at Brentford within the Premier League.
It’s two matches, two losses to this point for Ten Hag, the Dutchman who arrived from Ajax in a daring offseason appointment as United’s fifth supervisor in 9 years and appeared shell-shocked within the dug-out because the targets poured in at Brentford Community Stadium.
It was comprehensible, too. United had by no means gone into halftime of a Premier League match trailing 4-0. Never earlier than within the Premier League had United conceded so many targets so rapidly.
Premier League | Brentford 1 × 0 Manchester United | aim pic.twitter.com/ssOfeRfFJx
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There had been so many particular person errors — goalkeeper David de Gea let a weak shot dribble beneath him for the primary aim, Christian Eriksen was tackled inside his personal field previous to the second, and Brentford had two free headers at a nook for the third — that Ten Hag in all probability needed to alter most of his crew at halftime.
He made three halftime substitutions, with Cristiano Ronaldo — again in United’s crew after an offseason when he pushed to depart the membership — staying on and taking part in the complete match. He wore a pissed off look all through.
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Phenomenal break from Brentford and Ivan Toney units up his strike companion 🔥
Brentford 4-0 Manchester Unitedpic.twitter.com/yTp7yn7CBN
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Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo had been the scorers for Brentford, which pressed relentlessly and blew United away.
It would possibly get even worse for Ten Hag and his new crew, which opened with a 2-1 residence loss to Brighton final weekend. Up subsequent? It’s solely fierce rival Liverpool.
United’s meltdown got here within the final of Saturday’s seven video games that had been performed in sweltering circumstances that reached as excessive as 35 levels Celsius (95 Fahrenheit).
Manchester City and Arsenal each scored 4 targets in residence wins and proceed to set a sizzling early-season tempo.
