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This morning, in the last match of the 34th round of the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Brentford 2-1 at home. The Red Devils currently have 61 points and are temporarily ranked third in the standings. With only 4 rounds left in the league, they are 11 points ahead of sixth-place Brighton and have basically qualified for the Champions League.
When Carrick took office in January, Manchester United was ranked sixth in the Premier League and their Champions League qualification was in an extremely dangerous and precarious situation. Under Carrick's leadership, Manchester United won 9 out of 13 league games. During the same period, its number of wins ranked first in the Premier League.
In this game, Manchester United's performance against a mid-level opponent could hardly be called outstanding, and the opponent experienced many missed opportunities in the process. Manchester United had 45% of the ball during the game, the number of shots was 11 to 12, and the expected goals ratio was 1.27 to 1.43.
Manchester United 2-1 Brentford
11' Casemiro, 43' Sheshko/87' Matthias Jensen
B Fee took a corner kick, Maguire made a header, and Casemiro headed it in. Manchester United led 1-0. In this scene, it was the Brazilian veteran who scored for the third consecutive game at Old Trafford.
41'B Fei made a pass and Amad Diallo scored from an offside position, but the goal was invalid.
In the 43rd minute, Amad Diallo made a tackle in front of his own penalty area and launched a counterattack. B Fee dribbled the ball towards the penalty area and blocked the ball diagonally. Sheshko dodged the angle and shot hard and scored. At this time, Manchester United led 2-0. B Fee has contributed 19 assists in the league this season, which is only one time away from tying the historical record of the Premier League held by Henry and De Bruyne.
71' During Brentford's corner kick attack, Ouattara hit the goal frame with his header.
In the 87th minute of the game, Nelson passed the ball and Matthias Jensen took a long shot. The ball hit the post and bounced into the net. At this time, the score of Brentford was 1-2.
Manchester United's lineup adopts a 4231 formation. The goalkeeper is Lamence, the back line is Dalot, Maguire, Sivan, the left back is Luke Shaw, who was replaced by Yoro in the 73rd minute, the double midfielders are Casemiro and Menu, the midfielder has Mbemo, who was replaced by Mount in the 74th minute, and B Fee and Amad Diallo. He was replaced by Mazraoui in the 88th minute. The forward was Sheshko, who was replaced by Zirkzee in the 88th minute.