Brentford vs Manchester United preview: Red Devils seeking first consecutive wins under Ruben Amorim

Brentford host Manchester United in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday at the Gtech Community Stadium.

United battled to a 2-1 hard-fought victory against Chelsea last time out as captain Bruno Fernandes clinched 100 goals for the Manchester side.

It became just their second win of the season, lifting them to 11th in the table with seven points from a possible 15, and just three points separate the two clubs heading into the weekend.

Brentford fell to a 3-1 defeat against London rivals Fulham in their last Premier League outing.

Keith Andrews’ men also snatched a point in injury time against West London rivals Chelsea earlier this month.

Match preview

Brentford have won two of their last three home Premier League games against Manchester United (D1), as many as their first six home league matches versus the Red Devils beforehand (W2 D1 L3).

After their 4-3 defeat in May, Manchester United could lose back-to-back league meetings with Brentford for only the third time, after previously doing so in the second tier in December 1934 and the top flight in February 1937.

Since Manchester United won 3-1 away at Brentford in January 2022, the home team has won six of the last seven Premier League meetings between Brentford and Man Utd (D1).

Manchester United are winless in their last seven away Premier League matches (D2 L5) since a 3-0 win at Leicester in March.

The Red Devils could secure back-to-back wins for the very first time under Ruben Amorim since his appointment almost a year ago.

Team news

Brentford

With no new injury concerns, the Bees are hopeful of having Paris Maghoma and Gustavo Nunes available for selection after injury.

Manchester United

Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount returned as substitutes against Chelsea and are in contention for selection.

Casemiro saw red against the Blues last weekend and is suspended for this fixture.

Lisandro Martinez continues his recovery from knee surgery and misses out.

Predicted line-ups

Brentford: Caoimhín Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Jordan Henderson, Mikkel Damsgaard, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago.

Manchester United: Altay Bayindir, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Noussair Mazraoui, Patrick Dorgu, Manuel Ugarte, Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko.