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 0-0 Man United
31 mins: Brentford charge up the pitch again, with Lewis-Potter carrying well. He plays in another dangerous cross, and Lindelof is there to divert it from the head of Ivan Toney.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
30 mins: Nothing comes from the long throw-in and Onana finds Rashford down the left, but United are too slow and Brentford have numbers back. Mainoo plays a nice disguised pass to Hojlund, but his touch is poor. The Dane has cut an isolated figure so far.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
29 mins: Thomas Frank will certainly be the happier of the two coaches as it stands.
Toney brings down a diagonal pass and chooses to shoot from outside the box, and it comes off a United man and goes for a throw.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
27 mins: Brentford threaten again as Toney skips past the challenge from Mainoo and feeds in Yarmoliuk, but Dalot does well to slide in and intercept.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
26 mins: Brentford are pressing more aggressively now, forcing Onana to go long on two consecutive occasions.
CLOSE! Brentford 0-0 Man United
23 mins: Toney hits the post! The England man, who scored his first goal for his country on Tuesday, is fed through the middle after an excellent first-time through ball from Wissa. He’s one-v-one and he has the beating of Onana, but his low shot bounces off the inside of the post!
Brentford 0-0 Man United
22 mins: United do manage to venture forward, with Dalot clipping a cross towards Garnacho at the far post, but the Argentine heads behind.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
21 mins: Toney opts for the shot but it goes out for a corner. United can’t get out of their half at the moment.
They might get a brief reprieve after Yarmoliuk’s cross is straight to Onana.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
18 mins: Brentford have three corners in a row almost and all the balls in are dangerous, but United manage to clear. The home side are dominating the last few minutes, winning the ball back quickly.
They win a free-kick near the left-hand edge of the box, and Toney lines up to take.
Brentford 0-0 Man United
16 mins: Another Brentford chance wasted as Lewis-Potter’s cross is wild and goes out for a throw. The Bees win it back in the box though, with Wissa determined to win it – he crosses it in and Lindelof gets a vital interception.
From the corner, it bounces to Lewis-Potter but it’s hooked behind for another corner.
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