Brentford 1-3 Manchester United: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 19 January 2022

Result

Brentford 1-3 Manchester United

Premier League · Wednesday 19 January 2022, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Brentford 1-3 Manchester United: match report

Brentford were beaten by Manchester United 1-3 in the Premier League on Wednesday 19 January 2022. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Anthony Elanga opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Brentford's goal came from Ivan Toney (85'). Manchester United scored through Anthony Elanga (55'), Mason Greenwood (62') and Marcus Rashford (77').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Brentford were 14th on 23 points from 21 and Manchester United 7th on 32 points from 20. Brentford went on to finish that season 13th with 46 points, and Manchester United 6th with 58.

Brentford lined up in a 3-5-2 and Manchester United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United (8.1), ahead of David de Gea (7.9).

Going into the match Brentford's last five read L-L-W-L-L and Manchester United's D-L-W-D-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 55'Goal · Anthony ElangaManchester United · 0-1
  • 62'Goal · Mason GreenwoodManchester United · 0-2
  • 77'Goal · Marcus RashfordManchester United · 0-3
  • 85'Goal · Ivan ToneyBrentford · 1-3

Team news

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Brentford line-up (3-5-2)

Jonas Lössl, Ethan Pinnock, Pontus Jansson, Mads Bech Sørensen, Mads Roerslev, Mathias Jensen, Christian Nørgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Sergi Canós, Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney

Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelöf, Raphaël Varane, Alex Telles, Fred, Scott McTominay, Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Elanga, Cristiano Ronaldo