Brentford vs Manchester United

Gtech Community Stadium is the venue as Brentford and Manchester United go head-to-head in an exciting Premier League encounter.

Brentford’s hopes of securing a historic European qualification received a massive boost on Thursday as they made a statement 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest to move within striking distance of the top eight. Buoyed by a four-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League (W2, D2), the Bees heading into a favorable run-in, looking to make the most out of their three matches against teams below them in the standings. However, that could be a tricky proposition against Manchester United, a side they have defeated only once across their last 12 H2Hs (D2, L9). It was a famous 4-0 rout on this ground in August 2022. Thomas Frank’s side netted four against Brighton in their most recent home league outing (4-2) to post their first victory at the Gtech Community Stadium since the start of December (D3, L6).

In the meantime, visiting Manchester United will likely field an experimental line-up, as they seek Europa League glory after dismantling Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the first leg of their semi-final tie on Thursday. With one foot in the title-deciding fixture, the Red Devils will prioritize their continental journey as the only way to salvage a catastrophic season, highlighted by their first bottom-half finish in the Premier League era. Curiously, coach Ruben Amorim has matched his tally of European victories (W6, D2) with Man United to his total number of Premier League wins (W6, D6, L11). Furthermore, the visitors have only won three of their last 21 away league games against London clubs (D5, L13).