Manchester United travel to London to face Brentford in the Premier League this afternoon.
The Red Devils ran out 2-1 winners versus Chelsea at Old Trafford last week in a pulsating fixture.
United have played the Bees just 21 times in their history, winning 11.
There have been a surprising seven wins for Brentford and three draws.
Here are three things to look forward to in the match.
Bryan Mbeumo return
The Cameroon international joined United from Brentford in the summer.
Mbeumo spent six seasons at the Gtech Community Stadium, scoring 70 times there.
In fact, he his third on the list of Brentford’s all time goalscorers, underlying his historical importance to the club.
The attacker has settled well into life at Old Trafford, scoring two goals so far this season.
He is already seen as indispensable to Ruben Amorim and United supporters would love to see him score at his former stomping ground.
Potentially two league wins on the bounce
Much has been made of United’s erratic form over the last couple of seasons and it isn’t hard to see why.
United have not only struggled for wins but it has been almost impossible for the team to string together any of them.
The Red Devils have not won two league games in a row since they followed up a victory at Brighton in the final game of the 2023-24 campaign by beating Fulham on the first day of last season.
Therefore, Amorim has never managed to do this at Old Trafford.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference he suggested it would be an incredibly helpful mental hurdle for his team to pass over.
Away day blues
United have picked up wins versus Chelsea and Burnley at home and were unlucky to lose in a spirited effort versus Arsenal.
Nonetheless, they have lost away to Manchester City and Grimsby Town, only earning a point at Craven Cottage versus Fulham.
The problem on the road is much deeper than just this season, however.
The BBC report that, “Manchester United are winless in their last seven away Premier League matches (2 draws 5losses) since a 3-0 win at Leicester in March.”
The article goes on to state that “the Red Devils last had a longer run without an away win between March and October 2019 (eight games).”
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
