Manchester United 2-1 reversal! De Ligt's bloody battle motivates his teammates to vent their anger correctly, and no one is immune to criticism

Ten Hag's life-and-death battle still needs to be seen, and when he wakes up, he has successfully renewed his life! Manchester United, who have been winless in five games, beat Brentford 2-1 at Old Trafford and the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag eased once again. After a controversial first-half stoppage-time concedion, the Reds capitalised on the fury in the dressing room to score twice from Garnacho and Hojlund to make the comeback. It was in the most critical moments that United were able to perform at their best because one of the things they lacked was their mental attitude. Once Rashford tries to get back to the defence, then winning will not be a problem.

While injury-plagued Mazraoui and Ugarte were available, Ten Hag put them on the bench, starting with Casemiro and Christian Eriksen starting in midfield, with Diogu returning to right wing-back · Lisandro · Martinez at left-back.

Brentford started the game more aggressively, and they were good at 'blitzkrieg' and created good chances to score early, but fortunately Shad was shaken by Evans when he grabbed a penalty in the box in the third minute and couldn't get on the cross. However, Manchester United then gradually took control of the situation, and the statistics showed that the Red Devils had 51 per cent possession, narrowly outperforming their opponents.

The first half was a scorching affair as De Ligt tried to get his header in a scramble but slammed into his opponent's knee as the Brentford player kicked the ball away first and the United centre-back was fouled for dangerous manoeuvres. The Netherlands international was treated for a long time on the sidelines, but the team doctor only put gauze on the top of his head, a treatment that set the stage for the controversy that followed.

Both sides had chances to score, with the best chance coming from Manchester United. After the team fought for the ball in front, Hojlund played the ball with his backheel, Casemiro covered, and Eriksen got the golden opportunity to face the goalkeeper one-on-one, but unfortunately he kicked it away.

In first-half stoppage time, De Ligt wiped his shirt with his shirt because of another bleeding from his head, but the referee asked him to go to the sidelines to re-treat the bleeding according to the rules.

Brentford took advantage of this opportunity and scored with a header from a corner by Ethan · Pinnock! De Ligt, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ten Hag were furious on the sidelines, with the 54-year-old Netherlands manager being booked for protesting excessively, Ruud van Nistelrooy angrily scolding fourth official Gavin · Ward, and De Ligt kicking a spare football off the sidelines.

However, the person to blame Manchester United is definitely not referee Samuel · Barot, but team doctor Jordan · Reese. His wound treatment made De Ligt have to stop the bleeding 3 times after being injured in the first half! With a simple hood or bandage, De Ligt's bleeding could have been avoided. The doctor's stubbornness rivaled that of Ten Hag, and until the re-kick-off in the second half, De Ligt's wounds remained undressed. FAT VIRTUE has a commendable fighting spirit, but the team doctor's handling must be improved.

United's set-piece defence was also to blame, and one less player would not be the end of the world, as long as the team adjusted properly and the Red Devils defenders did not keep up with Brentford's movement. The "Bees" are the Premier League's set-piece masters, second only to Arsenal in terms of set-piece goals from 2021 to 2024, and they can even use the midfield kick-off as a "set-piece", and Pinnock is one of the key players in the tactics, but Darlow did not target him.

Thankfully, Ten Hag and United have at least capitalised on the anger in the dressing room, showing the mental toughness that has been lacking since the start of last season. Ten Hag said Brentford's goal was "unfair", which was an unfair statement, but Garnacho admitted that the United players were furious and had rightly vented that anger by venting their anger with the goal.

Garnacho, United's last Premier League goalkeeper, ended United's five-hour and 17-minute league goal drought two minutes after kick-off when he met Marcus Rashford's rare brilliant cross from the right and fired a low volley.

The Argentina winger didn't play perfectly, as always, but the crucial goal was enough to change everything, it was his fifth goal of the season and the only man in the team to score two goals in the Premier League.

'At the end of the first half we were very angry because we were 10 men when we conceded but we came back with a good mentality. "I missed two big chances in the first half, but I took the next one with the same mentality, tried to score and win the game, and in the end I did it!"

With an hour to go, Fernandes received a direct pass from a team-mate and Hojlund cleverly fired into the net to make it 2-1. Hojlund showed off his no.9 shirt to the fans, his first Premier League goal since April, and he played well with his back to the ball in the centre-forward position, giving the fans hope for more goals to come.

Manchester United repeated last season's comeback from 0-1 to 2-1 at home to Brentford, not as frantic as last year's two goals after 90 minutes, but it was no less a crucial victory. Manchester United's goal difference is still negative, but they are back in the top half of the table.

However, as in the past, the ability to show a consistently high level of performance over a longer period of time and in more games, rather than only erupting in exceptional circumstances such as Ten Hag's sacking crisis or De Ligt's treatment turmoil, will be the key to United's return.