Without a win or a goal in three Premier League outings, Manchester United welcome Brentford to Old Trafford for Saturday’s resumption of domestic football.
The stalemate at Villa Park feels like an eternity ago after another international break, with close to two weeks of propaganda draining the lifeblood from the Manchester faithful.
Erik ten Hag remains in the hot seat and will be eager to kickstart a favourable seven-game schedule with three points.
But Thomas Frank and his challenging side offer a threat which must not be ignored, with the impressive Bryan Mbeumo supplying a catalogue of imperious performances.
Days without drama in the North West are far and few between, but history bodes well for United ahead of tomorrow’s afternoon kickoff.
Team News
In what appears to be a welcome surprise, Noussair Mazraoui joined Alejandro Garnacho and Amad in training, having missed fixtures for their countries during the break.
A promising Thursday Carrington session has gone a long way towards boosting defensive concerns for a wounded fanbase.
Elsewhere, new signing Manuel Ugarte appeared to have collected an issue during action with Uruguay and underwent a recovery session upon his return.
Unfortunately, Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire will be unavailable for a few weeks, while Mason Mount and Luke Shaw are edging closer to a return following positive rehabilitations.
Tyrell Malacia has continued with his efforts to return to first-team selection and participated in a portion of the team session.
United have enjoyed positive performances and results against the Bees at Old Trafford, winning all five of their previous league meetings in Manchester.
Having collected three points a little over a year ago to the day in a Scott McTominay-inspired 2-1 victory, the Reds hold an aggregate scoreline of 13-2 from the five.
Notably, you have to go back 87 years for the last league defeat suffered by the 20-time English champions at home in this fixture.
The action gets underway at 15:00 BST tomorrow (Saturday, October 19) at Old Trafford, ahead of Thursday’s trip to Turkey in the Europa League.
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