Man Utd hit back against Brentford to ease pressure on Ten Hag
Manchester United snapped a five-game winless run to ease the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag after coming from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 on Saturday.
Another damaging day for Ten Hag was in store when Ethan Pinnock headed the Bees in front in first-half stoppage time. But United ended a barren run in front of goal when Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund struck inside the first 17 minutes of the second half.
Victory lifts United above Brentford into 10th in the Premier League table. Ten Hag on Friday defiantly slammed speculation he is on the brink of losing his job as "fairy tales and lies."
The Dutchman has been under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks after United won just three of their first 10 games of the campaign in all competitions. However, United's desperate need for a result did not show in a subdued first-half that only sprung into life in added time.
Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken nearly gifted United the opener when he spilt a header from Lisandro Martinez and then had to scoop Hojlund's follow-up effort off the line.
Garnacho was the one bright spark of a United attack that had gone over 300 minutes without a goal in the Premier League prior to his equaliser. The Argentine twice forced Flekken into saves and also blasted into the side-netting.
But the biggest chance fell to Christian Eriksen, who somehow blasted over with just Flekken to beat against his former club. Brentford had scored inside the opening two minutes of their last four Premier League games.