Brentford v Manchester United: Premier League – live | Premier League

Those teams: Knowing how wedded his opposite number is to a 3-4-3 system not even Pope Leo XIV could force him to change, Keith Andrews looks to have switched to a back four with a line-up that features two changes from the side that lost against Fulham. Aaron Hickey is in at left-back, making his first start for Brentford since October 2023. Dango Ouattara also starts on the left wing, while Ethan Pinnock and Keane Lewis-Potter make way.

Ruben Amorim makes three changes to the side that beat Chelsea last weekend, all of them enforced. With Casemiro suspended, Manuel Ugarte comes into the centre of midfield, Diego Dalot is in for the injured Noussair Mazraoui. Matheus Cunha starts in place of Amad Diallo, who is at home on compassionate leave. Altay Bayindir continues in goal for United, preferred to both Tom Heaton and Senne Lammens, who are among the substitutes.

Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Van Den Berg, Collins, Hickey; Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard; Ouattara, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Onyeka, Milambo, Ajer, Lewis pots, Janelt.

Manchester United: Bayindir, Dalot, Of Ligt, Maguire, Shaw, Dorgu; Ugars, Fernandes; Should, Cunha, Burn.

Subs: Ing for Teamon, Lamens, Fedricon, Fredric, Leon, Yoor, Mato, Montkono, Mozoo, Twiceso So.

Early team news

Brentford winger Gustavo Nunes and midfielder Paris Maghoma are both recovering from hamstring injuries and have been ruled out of today’s game. Both players will have to wait to make their debuts for the club they oined in the summer.

The daft red card Casemiro picked up for two needless bookings against Chelsea means the Brazilian will have to sit this match out through suspension but Diogo Dalot has been passed fit for selection after missing United’s past two games. Amad Diallo is absent due to a family bereavement, while Lisandro Martinez remains sidelined with a serious knee injury.

Seeking their first win in eight top flight games away from homed, Manchester United travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to take on a Brentford side struggling to adapt after a summer of change from the top down. Tasked with filling the big boots vacated by Thomas Frank, rookie head coach Keith Andrews has got off to a reasonable start considering the churn of players at Brentford during a summer in which they also saw big name players such as Yoane Wissa, Christian Norgaard and Yoane Wissa leave the club.

Dropping points from winning positions has already become a problem for a side that has coughed up eight thus far from five games, but an optimist might argue that at least they’re getting into those winning positions in the first place. Bouncing back from last weekend’s defeat at Fulham with a win against struggling Manchester United would certainly help cement Andrews’ credentials as a somewhat worthy successor to Frank.

Taking their latest crack at notching up back-to-back league wins for the first time under Ruben Amorim, United arrive in west London on the back of last weekend’s narrow victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford, a result into which not too much can be read given the apocalyptic weather conditions, the early red card shown to Robert Sanchez and his head coach’s subsequent tactical meltdown. Still, a win is a win and if United if can secure another one, Amorim may ease some of the pressure he remains under. Kick-off at the Gtech is at 12.30pm but we’ll have team news and build-up in the meantime.