Reeling from their worst-ever start to a Premier League season, Manchester United face the disgruntled Old Trafford faithful once again on Saturday, as Brentford head north for a Premier League showdown.
The Red Devils went down 3-2 to Galatasaray in their midweek Champions League affair, while the Bees most recently held out for a 1-1 draw away to Nottingham Forest.
Heading into the final 15 minutes level pegging at 2-2, Andre Onana and Casemiro breathed huge sighs of relief when Mauro Icardi sent a penalty wide of the mark - the goalkeeper's awful pass went straight to Dries Mertens, who was felled by Casemiro for the Brazilian's second yellow card - but the Argentine exorcised his 12-yard demons to delicately dink the ball over Onana a few minutes later.
Rock bottom of their Champions League group without a single point to their name and languishing in 10th spot in the Premier League table - having only amassed nine points from a possible 21 so far - murmurings of a managerial change are slowly growing louder, but Ten Hag is believed to still possess the full backing of the hierarchy.
Of course, off-field dramas and an unenviable injury crisis have contributed to Man United's downfall this term, but defensive disasters and questionable recruitment have also played a significant part, and Roy Hodgson outwitted Ten Hag to steer Crystal Palace to a famous Old Trafford win last weekend, where Joachim Andersen's stunner proved decisive.
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