'Embarrassing' stats show how lucky Man Utd were to grab draw after being battered by Brentford in dismal performance | 500210D | 2024-04-01 09:08:01
Erik ten Hag's Red Devils have been
MANCHESTER UNITED have been fortunate to go away the capital with some extent if the stats are something to go by.
Erik ten Hag's Red Devils have been shown up by the Bees, however one way or the other managed to go back north with the factors shared.
The 1-1 draw had a dramatic ending when Mason Mount's 96th minute objective was rendered obsolete by a objective up the other end from Kristoffer Ajer just moments later.
However even a share of the spoils looks like a smash and seize from a Manchester United perspective with Ten Hag's aspect nicely and really battered.
Thomas Frank's Brentford peppered the Man Utd aim, registering 31 SHOTS over the course of the game.
The onslaught of efforts from the Bees means Man Utd be a part of Sheffield United as the only different Premier League workforce to face greater than 30 photographs in a recreation this term.
To put that stat into perspective, league leaders Arsenal have conceded simply 23 photographs in their final THREE games.
Whereas the wider view of the best way United are enjoying can also be grim studying for followers with the Old Trafford outfit now dealing with extra photographs in 2024 than some other Premier League group.
Their turbulent yr has seen them face a whopping 197 SHOTS since January 1.
Man Utd have been unable to cease Brentford from threatening too, with the London club constantly inflicting problems inside their opponents penalty space.
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In reality the Bees are the first staff all season to have over 80 TOUCHES inside the opposition box after United allowed them to walk all over their defenders.
Brentford completed the match with 85 touches contained in the Man Utd penalty area with Ivan Toney registering 15 of these touches alone.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> The England international's 15 touches was just ONE less than the whole achieved by Man Utd (16) within the Brentford field.
Despite the unimaginable attacking menace provided by Brentford, United nonetheless manged to cling on and avoid dropping all three factors – and it's not the primary time they've managed such a defensive feat both.
The truth is because the begin of the 2016/17 Premier League season the one other workforce to register over 70 touches was Manchester Metropolis in 2019 when additionally they played Man Utd.
The Purple Devils didn't lose that day both – miraculously profitable it 2-1 because of objectives from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.
The damning stats on present towards Brentford on Saturday recommend that Man Utd have to make some critical modifications if they need to enhance.
Ten Hag and Co at present sit sixth in the table after a combined marketing campaign that has seen them lose 11 LEAGUE MATCHES.
The underwhelming performances might result in new minority proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos group taking a second look at potential managerial candidates despite the membership's league position.
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