Manchester United's early defensive collapse saw them stumble to yet another Premier League defeat on Saturday lunchtime, with Bruno Fernandes missing a penalty in their 3–1 defeat to Brentford.
The Red Devils found themselves trailing at the break in the capital, with Igor Thiago’s early double plunging Ruben Amorim and his players back into crisis. Benjamin Šeško scored his first goal for the club to halve Brentford’s lead, but catastrophic defending proved United’s undoing come the end of a breathless first half.
Fernandes was given a glorious opportunity to earn United a hard-fought point at the Gtech Community Stadium, but failed to convert his second-half spot kick. Mathias Jensen’s late rocket rubbed salt in the wounds for the Red Devils, who suffered their third Premier League defeat of the season.
Here are three takeaways as the pressure rises for Amorim in the hot seat.
