Manchester United 1 Brentford 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford?s draw against Brighton
Brentford came out in the same 5-3-2 used versus Brighton at the weekend. Only one change with Roerslev replacing Hickey. The Bees facing a Big 6 club meant the conservative mid and low block would be used where Brentford would look to be compact, narrow, and try to counter. A midweek match, keeping most of the starting XI, is always difficult, but even more so when pressing as aggressively as Brentford. We noted how high Brentford pressed Brighton in our last breakdown, so it was surprising not to see a bit more rotation in the squad.
Manchester United coming off their loss to Newcastle were looking to get back into the top 4. United came out in their usual 4-2-3-1, but with Marcus Rashford at striker instead of Weghorst. Manchester United?s front three of Antony, Rashford, and Sancho gave them fluidity up front. Brentford would set up to prevent 1 on 1 opportunities for those 3. 1st Minute
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Quick Stats:
Possession: Manchester United 65% – 35% Brentford
xG: Manchester United 1.2 ? 0.7 Brentford
Shots: Manchester United 18 ? 6 Brentford
Shots Outside Box: Manchester United 10 ? 2 Brentford
Long Passes: Manchester United 39 (62%) ? 26 (45%) Brentford
Other Brentford stats:
Interceptions: 10
Aerial duels won: 17 (43%)
Clearances: 26
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