Man Utd v Brentford

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Manchester United have produced a fairly disappointing start to this new Premier League season as the Red Devils currently occupy 10th place in the English top flight standings and the hosts will be desperate to avoid a third consecutive defeat in all competitions when they play host to 14th placed Brentford at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, while Brentford will be keen to halt a five-match winless run in all competitions.

A 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace in the Premier League followed by a 3-2 defeat on home turf to Turkish club, Galatasaray, in the Champions League, suggest this upcoming clash with Brentford may well be another tough afternoon at the office for Erik ten Hag's side.

Manchester United also find themselves nine points adrift of their local rivals, Manchester City, prior to this final weekend before the international break but in their upcoming visitors, Brentford, they possess a potentially great opportunity for the Red Devils to return to winning ways.

Despite losing four out of their last six matches overall in the Premier League, Manchester United have lost just twice in their last 22 games at Old Trafford and the hosts have won three of the last four meetings against Brentford.

Brentford have fared even worse than their under-fire hosts in recent weeks in the Premier League season as The Bees have now endured a difficult run of five matches without a win in all competitions which includes three defeats and two draws.

Points picked up in draws with Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest have been outweighed by losses incurred against Newcastle United and Everton in the Premier League along with suffering a 1-0 loss at home to Arsenal, Brentford also look set for a tough afternoon at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.

Brentford have managed to pick up just four wins out of their last 13 outings on their travels which came in the form of victories recorded at Chelsea, Tottenham and Fulham but defeats inflicted upon Thomas Frank's side at Manchester United, Wolves, Liverpool and Newcastle United suggest this upcoming trip to Old Trafford could end in further disappointment for The Bees.

In addition, Brentford have managed to keep just four clean sheets within these previous 13 games overall in the Premier League and the London club look vulnerable again here at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.

Manchester United v Brentford Verdict

Both Manchester United and Brentford have struggled to put together any sort of momentum in the Premier League in recent times but whilst both sides have found themselves on the losing side in the past few weeks, Manchester United do appear to hold a slight edge over Brentford having won three of the last four meetings against their visitors.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester Utd win @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester Utd & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.50

Correct score: Manchester Utd 1-0 @ 9.00