Brentford v Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Ajer’s equaliser
Erik ten Hag’s side look to boost their top four hopes when they visit Thomas Frank’s Bees in the late Premier League kick-off
Kristoffer Ajer’s 99th-minute equaliser salvaged a point for Brentford in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester United on Saturday, denting the Old Trafford club’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
Substitute Mason Mount thought he had given United an undeserved and dramatic victory when he slotted home in the 96th minute after Brentford had dominated the game.
But Ajer smashed home Ivan Toney’s cutback from close range three minutes later to give the Bees a point which sees them remain in 15th, five points above the relegation zone.
United remain in sixth, 11 points off fourth-placed Aston Villa and eight off Tottenham Hotspur in fifth, a spot which could be enough for Champions League football next season.
Brentford 1-1 Man United
103 mins: Surely only a minute or so from the end here. Both teams look knackered now.
Brentford attack once more and Maupay drills a low cross across goal, but it’s cleared.
Brentford 1-1 Man United
102 mins: Maupay and McTominay are booked for a scuffle in the box. We’ve gone past the allocated added time.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
100 mins: United get a corner and Maguire is close to it, but it’s headed behind for another corner. Nothing comes from the second corner.
GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Man United
98 mins: GOAL! Almost straight away, the home side equalise!
Toney collects a clipped ball over the top, gets past the defender and cuts a pass back inside. Ajer arrives and slams home!
GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Man United
96 mins: GOAL! And United score in a similar fashion to the game at Old Trafford!
Antony’s squared pass causes some confusion in the Brentford defence, and McTominay shields the ball so Casemiro can pick it up. He lays it off to Mason Mount, who scoops a tidy finish across Flekken.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
94 mins: United go on the attack, but again they fail to create anything. Brentford stop a counter as Antony is tackled.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
92 mins: Dalot is having his head bandaged, but he comes back on. Normal service resumes as Brentford go on the attack again, but United block the shot and clear.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
89 mins: Dalot is still receiving treatment, and we’ll have nine minutes of added time (though that’ll probably be extended as the Portuguese is still down).
Brentford 0-0 Man United
88 mins: Maupay fouls Dalot, and there’s some brief respite for the away side.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
86 mins: Toney hits the free-kick wide after a ly-off from Mbeumo.
Brentford make two more changes: Maupay and Ghoddos come on for Roerslev and Lewis-Potter.
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