Manchester Utd – Brentford

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Manchester United in the current season can be pleased with themselves. By the end of 2025, half of the 'Red Devils' players were thinking about their future and planned to flee the sinking ship. A large number of young, promising and expensive footballers were moving to the great club, but at best they hovered in the middle of the Premier League table. However, the club's management decision to replace the coaching staff reversed the situation and brought the players together. Even in the incredibly successful era of Alex Ferguson, coaches changed every two to three seasons, but not every time did the team's play transform. Michael Carrick, after Ruben Amorim's departure, who had a clear model of play and pushed players to fit it, immediately simplified tasks on the field and allowed the players to perform in their natural style. Later they admitted that Carrick seemed to have lifted the lead weights from their legs. However, the former United player and the club's current manager still have a lot of work to do. Initially it was obvious that Manchester United could not sustain the high pace for long, and the Premier League is the strongest in the world, so opponents quickly adapted to Carrick's team's playing style. Now Manchester United win far less often than in the first weeks after the new coach arrived, but the situation around him is greatly eased by the fact that the key task of returning to the Champions League next season is almost solved. Achieving this goal before Carrick's arrival was not obvious. Brentford this season has already exceeded expectations. At Old Trafford, the team has a unique opportunity to break into the European qualification zone and deliver its best Premier League finish in five seasons. The Bees this season are rightly regarded as the favourites' scourge and are currently on a six-match unbeaten run. The main problem for the London club is the weak play as the primary option, but in Manchester it seems irrelevant. Over the last three months Brentford has lost only one Premier League match, and at the famous Old Trafford they have every chance to pick up at least a point.