Manchester United vs Brentford LIVE! Premier League result, match stream, latest updates today

Manchester United vs Brentford LIVE!

Substitute Scott McTominay struck twice deep into stoppage time to snatch a 2-1 win for the hosts in thrilling end at Old Trafford. United's defensive frailties were exposed in the 26th minute when Casemiro gave the ball away and makeshift left back Victor Lindelof failed to clear, allowing Mathias Jensen to slot the ball under the body of keeper Andre Onana who should have saved it comfortably.

United, beaten twice at home in the last week, created plenty of scoring opportunities, many of them from distance, in the second half, but put precious few on target until McTominay rattled home the equaliser after a goalmouth scramble in the 93rd minute.

The Scot netted again in the seventh minute of stoppage time to send the home fans wild and grab all three points for his side who climbed to ninth in the table on 12 points, five ahead of 14th-placed Brentford.. Read the game back below with our dedicated match blog.

Man United vs Brentford latest updates

• Kick-off time: 3pm BST, Old Trafford

• How to watch: No UK TV coverage

• Score prediction: United misery to continue

Manchester United FC 2 - 1 Brentford FC

17:04 , Alex Young

You have to feel for Brentford. So close to a famous win, even closer to an impressive draw, left with nothing.

Full-time!

17:00 , Alex Young

98min: It’s over! That’s the most remarkable Premier League comeback since... well Spurs beat Sheffield United.

But, my word, United and Ten Hag needed that.

GOAL!

16:57 , Alex Young

97min: McTominay wins it for United! McTominay wins it for United! McTominay wins it for United! Incredible!

GOAL!

16:54 , Alex Young

93min: This one counts! McTominay fires home from six yards with the keeper flat-footed!

16:51 , Alex Young

91min: Six minutes added.

NO GOAL!

16:50 , Alex Young

89min: United think they have a lifeline in the final minute but the offside flag is up. Is Martial interfering? Yes.

16:44 , Alex Young

84min: From the subsequent corner, Onana with another super stop to deny Norgaard - who had a free header six yards out. The defending!

16:43 , Alex Young

83min: Almost a stunning second for Brentford as Maupay spots Onana off his line, goes for the lob but the keeper tips over the bar. Good save.

16:42 , Alex Young

80min: Into the final 10 minutes, United are camped in Brentford’s half.

16:36 , Alex Young

75min: A superb chance for United as they break across the halfway line with Antony, but his punt towards Hojlund is too strong so the move breaks down.

16:32 , Alex Young

72min: Martial is on for Lindelof.

16:32 , Alex Young

71min: Fernandes finally carves open some space for himself in the centre and fires at goal, which Strakosha does well to parry.

16:31 , Alex Young

69min: Martial being readied.

16:25 , Alex Young

65min: Hojlund is so exciting. He takes the ball and turns into the area with a piece of skill beyond of years before firing a shot into the side netting. The angle for tight, but why not.

16:24 , Alex Young

63min: Rashford subbed off! Antony is on. Garnarcho replaces Mount.

16:23 , Alex Young

62min: Super chance for United as Mount lays the ball off to Dalot to have a shot from the edge of the area but he gets underneath it. A waste.

16:20 , Alex Young

60min: Not for the first time this game Rashford drives into the area from the left and jinks around two defenders, this time he looks for a team-mate but is crowded out.

16:17 , Alex Young

57min: Garnacho and Antony are warming up.

16:14 , Alex Young

53min: Now United find the flanks as Dalot gives his team-mates an option on the right, sending in two crosses which cause a bit of panic in the Brentford box before it’s hoofed clear.

16:12 , Alex Young

51min: Ten Hag is just standing on the touchline with his hands raised as is it ask ‘what?’. Not sure if that’s to his players or the ref.

16:11 , Alex Young

50min: United on top in these early stages of the second half, but their play is so narrow. It’s all through the middle or Fernandes goes long looking for Hojlund.

16:07 , Alex Young

47min: It looks like Fernandes has been pushed further forward with Eriksen’s introduction, supporting Hojund.

Second half

16:06 , Alex Young

46min: Back underway.

16:04 , Alex Young

Yes, Eriksen on for Casemiro for the second half.

16:04 , Alex Young

I post that as I spot Eriksen being given a talking-to on the bench. Is he due to be introduced?

16:02 , Alex Young

Almost time for the second half. Not expecting any changes.

15:56 , Alex Young

Boos meet the half-time whistle as Jensen’s goal gives the visitors a deserved lead. United have had moments, but they are few and far between.

Yet more uninspired stuff from the hosts.

Half-time

15:49 , Alex Young

48min: That’s your lot for the first half!

15:49 , Alex Young

46min: Oh, Rasmus! A floated ball is met by Casemiro in the area and he heads back across goal for Hojlund to seemingly nod in but he (a) misses it and (b) is offside.

15:48 , Alex Young

45min: Two minutes added on.

15:46 , Alex Young

42min: Brentford fancy their chances of nicking another goal before half-time as they when a corner. Hickey takes and looks for Pinnock at the front post... who should score! He heads over when a simple glance would have done it.

15:42 , Alex Young

40min: Oof, that’s was almost very nasty from Hojlund as he dives in on Wissa with two feet off the ground, but both players manage to avoid each other.

15:39 , Alex Young

37min: Best chance for United as Rashford shows superb feet, and a little shimmy, to fire at the near post, but Strakosha gets down well to save.

15:37 , Alex Young

33min: What is going on with this United team? Lindelof has just jumped into and over Amrabat and could have injured himself. He’s fine, luckily, but they are all over the place.

15:35 , Alex Young

31min: United pushing for an instant reply but just cannot break down this Brentford defence. Fernandes is found in space inside the area but within half a second Hickey is there to block his shot.

15:31 , Alex Young

27min: Onana with his head in his hands and I’m not surprised. Another he should have saved, but was not helped out by his team-mates. He is living a nightmare.

GOAL!

15:28 , Alex Young

26min: Jensen sneaks it past Onana after yet more calamitous United defending!

15:25 , Alex Young

22min: Looks like Mount’s time on corner is up after those two earlier failures. Fernandes takes over and can’t do too much better.

15:21 , Alex Young

18min: Neat from United, who are enjoying far more of possession but as yet are not doing enough with. Dalot tries to change that with a lovely one-two with Hojlund, but the Brentford defence stands tall.

15:19 , Alex Young

15min: I was just about to claim that United are roughly on top, but Brentford have had the better of the chances. Wissa in particular is lively.

15:14 , Alex Young

11min: United win a corner off Pinnock... but it doesn’t beat the first man. Let’s try again with another corner... which also is headed away by the first man.

15:12 , Alex Young

10min: Hickey gets booked for dragging back Fernandes. Silly but he had to do it.

15:11 , Alex Young

9min: Lindelof flies in on Wissa and completely misses man and player, Brentford head down the right flank but unable to make any further headway as Amrabat mops up.

15:09 , Alex Young

7min: Another glimpse of goal for Hojlund, who isn’t half busy in these early stages. He’ll be a handful today.

15:07 , Alex Young

5min: Hickey with a speculative effort from 25 yards, which sends Onana scrambling but it’s over the bar.

15:07 , Alex Young

3min: Lindelof is playing at left-back, with Dalot at the more comfortable right-back position.

15:04 , Alex Young

2min: A first touch in the Premier League for Strakosha and Hojlund makes sure to put him under as much pressure as possible... and the keeper boots it out of play.

Kick-off!

15:02 , Alex Young

1min: Here we go!

14:49 , Alex Young

Final preparations complete. Not long now.

14:33 , Alex Young

I can’t quite get over that United defence. It is two centre-backs who played for Leicester City five years ago, a right-back at left-back and an outcast centre-back at right-back.

Injuries, yes, but how much money has Erik ten Hag spent?

Return of the Mag

14:19 , Alex Young

Manchester United hand Harry Maguire his first league start of the season as Raphael Varane misses out with a minor injury.

It's quite the defence with Victor Lindelog and Jonny Evans also involved.

For Brentford, goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha makes his first appearance of the season. Mark Flekken is ill.

Teams in full

14:11 , Alex Young

Manchester United XI: Onana; Dalot, Evans, Maguire, Lindelof; Amrabat, Mount, Casemiro; Fernandes, Hojlund, Rashford

Subs: Bayindir, Eriksen, Hannibal, McTominay, Pellistri, Van de Beek, Antony, Garnacho, Martial

Brentford XI: Strakosha, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer, Janelt, Hickey, Roerslev, Norgaard, Jensen, Wissa, Mbeumo

Subs: Balcombe, Maupay, Zanka, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Yarmoliuk, Ji-soo, Olakigbe, Brierley

Brentford XI

14:08 , Alex Young

...and the visitors!

Manchester United XI

14:00 , Alex Young

Harry Maguire returns!

13:48 , Alex Young

Team news is imminent.

Frank wants to pile on the pressure

13:25 , Alex Young

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank feels Manchester United will be used to playing under the weight of expectation as he aims to heap more pressure on Erik ten Hag and his squad with a positive result at Old Trafford.

Brentford are without a Premier League win since August 19, but have drawn three games during that spell. Frank feels United will always be expected to "win every game" - and Saturday will be no different.

"They (United) need to bounce back, to come flying out. Of course there is pressure on them to beat Brentford," Frank said.

"Manchester United is a massive club and the pressure is there for them to win every game, so I don't think it makes that big a difference that we are coming there and they have not been playing that well.

"I am always in doubt when you meet a team which has great momentum, is that bad? Or will that momentum end one day? I don't know."

Man United not impossible, insists Ten Hag

13:12 , Alex Young

Manchester United are in a "bad place" but managing the club is not an impossible job, according to Erik ten Hag.

The Dutchman is the latest esteemed manager to flounder in his efforts to restore United's place at the top of the game, with his side struggling at home and on their return to the Champions League.

But, asked if he had the impossible job, Ten Hag said: "It's the wrong way (to look at it). We have to fight. I think there is no club where it never goes down.

"We are in a bad place but then you have to fight. You have to realise, everyone, that we are there and you have to fight together and you are on one page on every occasion."

Ten Hag cited Tuesday's home loss to Galatasaray as an example of what is going wrong this season, saying: "We were for 28 minutes on one page, we score a goal and then in one split second we are not on one page.

"It was the first shot the opponent got and straight in. You can't allow it in top football because it's about moments, it's about details. Opponents will always benefit from it so we can't allow these small details."

Score prediction

13:03 , Alex Young

Neither team are in a particularly good place at the moment but Brentford are well-coached and do have options to pounce on United’s defensive problems.

Brentford to win 2-1.

Brentford team news

12:53 , Alex Young

Brentford have no fresh injuries, but remain without several players. Midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard and left-back Rico Henry are both recovering from knee surgery, while German forward Kevin Schade had an adductor operation.

Defender Ben Mee (muscle), midfielders Shandon Baptiste (shoulder) and Josh Dasilva (thigh) are all still sidelined. Striker Ivan Toney continues his Football Association ban for breaching gambling rules.

Manchester United team news

12:45 , Alex Young

Antony could return for Manchester United today. The Brazilian came off the bench against Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday and Erik ten Hag said on Friday: “I think he's ready for a start.”

Antony had not featured since United's defeat at Arsenal on September 3, following allegations of domestic abuse made by a number of women. The 23-year-old, who denies the allegations, remains under investigation by police in both England and his homeland.

United are still without on-loan left-back Sergio Reguilon, who will miss out for a fourth consecutive match with a hamstring problem. With Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw still sidelined, Sofyan Amrabat has been filling in at left-back.

Lisandro Martinez is a long-term absentee, while Jadon Sancho is still unavailable. Casemiro is available because his red card against Galatasaray only leaves him with a ban in Europe.

Where to watch? Nowhere!

12:35 , Alex Young

The game will not be broadcast in the UK as it takes place during the Saturday 3pm blackout imposed across English football at the time.

Welcome

12:29 , Alex Young

Good afternoon and welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Brentford.

The pressure is mounting on Erik ten Hag is mounting, and another defeat today - their sixth in eight games - would confirm United’s worst ever run at Old Trafford.

Brentford, though, are not having the best of times themselves, so United will be hopeful of heading into the international break on a positive note.

Kick-off is at 3pm. Stick with us.