A flurry of late attacks are attempted by the hosts, but Rashford's throughball is cut out, Martial is dispossessed, and Malacia fails to win a free-kick on the edge of the box as the clocks ticks down to full-time.
90'
We'll play four more minutes at Old Trafford as United close in on a comfortable, if rather nervy, three points.
88'
Rashford picks Brentford pockets to race clear with the ball and spark a break down the right. He's in acres of space and looks to cross early for Martial, but Henry steps across to block the ball behind for a corner.
86'
V. Lindelöf enters the game and replaces Antony.
Antony comes off following a bright but goalless performance, as Erik Ten Hag bolsters the defence with the late introduction of Victor Lindelof.
85'
Hickey and Schade combine well down the right flank, but the latter's cross to the near post is cut out and cleared by Malacia!
83'
Martinez's throughball is flicked on brilliantly by Martial, but Fernandes is dispossessed thanks to a perfectly timed sliding tackle from Brentford captain Jansson.
79'
United win a corner and Fred plays it short to Fernandes. Upon receiving the ball back, the Brazilian tries the ambitious and curls a shot towards goal, but it's never threatening Raya and is allowed to bounce behind.
78'
Rashford makes another burst down the left, but loses his footing on the edge of the box. Malacia recovers possession and switches play to the right flank, where Antony again looks for the far corner but can only send his shot over the top.
75'
A. Hickey enters the game and replaces M. Roerslev.
Y. Wissa enters the game and replaces C. Nørgaard.
Norgaard is the last substitution for the Bees, and Yoane Wissa comes on to provide some more attacking impetus for the final 15 minutes.
Brentford make their fourth and fifth changes of the game, with Roerslev replaced at right wing-back by Aaron Hickey.
74'
The hosts keep possession with ease on the edge of Brentford's box, continually urged to shoot by the raucous crowd. Fernandes eventually obliges, but sends a poor effort high and wide of the target and into the Stretford End.
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72'
Baptiste advances through midfield for Brentford and links up with Roerslev to his right. He passes inside to Dasilva, who curls an ambitious effort towards goal that hardly troubles De Gea, floating wide of the back post.
71'
Fred enters the game and replaces M. Sabitzer.
A. Martial enters the game and replaces J. Sancho.
Anthony Martial also enters the fray, replacing Sancho, and it'll be interesting to see if the Frenchman plays down the left, as Sancho did, or swap positions with Rashford up front.
United make their first changes of the half, with Fred replacing Sabitzer at the base of midfield.
70'
Antony dummies a wide pass from Sabitzer, allowing Dalot to cross from the right. He's aiming for the back post, but neither Rashford nor Sancho can connect and Jansson thumps the ball clear for Brentford.
69'
De Gea is finally back to his feet and able to continue, meaning we'll resume play without a substitution. Talk about putting your body on the line for the team!
62'
J. Dasilva enters the game and replaces M. Damsgaard.
S. Baptiste enters the game and replaces M. Jensen.
K. Schade enters the game and replaces B. Mbeumo.
Kevin Schade will also come on, as he replaces Mbeumo to assist Toney in the Bees' front two.
The booked Damsgaard also comes off for the Bees, with Josh Dasilva joining Baptiste and Norgaard in the engine room.
A triple change coming from the visitors, the first of which sees Jensen replaced by Shandon Baptiste in midfield.
61'
C. Nørgaard gets yellow.
A Brentford corner is easily dealt with by the hosts, who look to set off on a fast break before Norgaard trips Fernandes on the edge of his own box. United win the free-kick, and Norgaard goes into the book.
59'
Bruno Fernandes gets yellow.
Damsgaard turns and sets off for goal, striding into space down the right. Fernandes quickly closes the gap, but can't win the ball cleanly as he slides in from behind, receiving a yellow card from the referee's pocket.
50'
M. Damsgaard gets yellow.
Antony and McTominay play a one-two on halfway, sending the midfielder racing through the middle. He's barged over by Damsgaard 40 yards from goal though, with the Bees playmaker shown a yellow card for his troubles.
49'
Brentford come forward in numbers and Mbeumo finds Damsgaard in support. He hangs a cross towards the back post, but it's a touch too long for Toney to connect with and floats behind.
46'
Brentford resume proceedings in Greater Manchester, and the second half is underway!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 BRENTFORD.
45' +1
We're into two minutes of added time to close out this largely one-sided first half at Old Trafford.
45'
A poor clearance from De Gea is recovered by Jensen, who tees up Norgaard to cross. His whipped-in ball is flicked on by Toney, but there's too much height on the header and the attempt flies well over the crossbar.
43'
A first consistent period of Brentford attacking is halted by the referee, due to McTominay hitting the deck with a potential head injury. He's soon back on his feet though, meaning we can continue.
42'
S. McTominay gets yellow.
McTominay recklessly slides in on Jensen, who rides the challenge well, but the nature of the attempt sees the referee issue the Manchester United midfielder with a yellow card.
39'
Sancho drifts across from the left to link up with Antony, who attempts once again to find the far corner before curling a left-footed shot beyond it!
37'
T. Malacia enters the game and replaces L. Shaw.
Erik Ten Hag makes a first-half substitution, bringing off an injured Shaw for Tyrell Malacia at left-back.
32'
A wayward clearance from Raya almost allows Shaw space to cross for numbers in the box, but Jansson's in the way to win the ball back for the Bees.
27'
M. Rashford has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by M. Sabitzer.
GOOOOAAALLL!!! It's that man again!!! United's initial corner is cleared, but Antony crosses back into the centre of the box. Sabitzer rises to head the ball down, and Rashford's there to smash home the bouncing ball and give his side a 1-0 lead! An instinctive finish from a striker who has the Midas touch at the moment, and the Red Devils make their dominance count!
A great turn from Rashford on halfway frees up Sabitzer to release Sancho. He links up with Shaw, whose cut-back is put behind for a corner by Pinnock.
That was a fantastic cushioned header from Sabitzer, who rose above all to connect with that cross, and expertly teed up Rashford to finish.
26'
There's a short break in play to allow the sides' respective Muslim players to break their Ramadan fasts, and we're soon back underway.
24'
L. Shaw gets yellow.
Toney and Mbeumo collectively bring down a high ball in Manchester United's half, but the former is chopped down recklessly from behind by Shaw as he looks to release his strike partner! Shaw goes into the book, becoming the first player to do so in this game.
22'
Sancho's cross to the back post is attacking by Antony, but Henry cushions a header away from danger before being fouled in a 50-50 with Rashford.
20'
Antony and Roerslev engage in a footrace for the ball down the near touchline, with the United winger gaining a throw-in much to the chagrin of the Brentford defender!
18'
Pinnock barges into Sabitzer right on the edge of Brentford's box, gifting the hosts a free-kick in prime shooting position for a certain in-form striker...
16'
The ball drops kindly for Toney who picks out Mbeumo ahead of him, but the Bees forward can't control the ball and Martinez recovers it for United.
15'
Rashford's again involved on the edge of the box, trying to create shooting space. Dalot is in support and tries his luck again, but another speculative effort is blocked by Jensen.
13'
Henry finds Mbeumo running into the United box with a great aerial throughball, but Martinez gets across to shield the ball as it rolls behind for a goal kick.
10'
Fernandes and Sancho connect down the left, and the former crosses the return ball into the area. Sabitzer's making a late near-post run, but Jansson's back in cover to scoop it clear for Brentford.
9'
United try to carve out an opening as Rashford takes on Jensen in the box, but the ball soon comes back for Dalot, whose crossing chance is thwarted by Henry.
7'
Antony looks to spark a counter-attack after latching onto De Gea's long throw, but Henry and Pinnock are soon on his case and the former wins the ball back for the Bees.
4'
Martinez scoops a ball forward from deep, looking for Rashford to attack it, but Pinnock gets goal-side and nods the ball behind for a second Manchester United corner.
3'
Shaw advances through the middle and has space to shoot from the edge of the box, but slips as he pulls the trigger and the ball is easily cleared by the visitors!
2'
A fiery start from the hosts sees Varane win possession high up the field and the ball falls to Dalot. He drives a shot goalwards from 25 yards, but the ball deflects off Jensen and goes behind for a corner!
1'
Fernandes kicks off for the hosts, and we are up and running at Old Trafford!
Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in the Premier League, as Manchester United face Brentford at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils’ league form has hit something of a wall since winning the EFL Cup in late February, with a record-breaking 7-0 defeat by Liverpool followed up by a 0-0 draw at home to Southampton, before losing 2-0 at top-four rivals Newcastle last time out.
Speaking of thrashings, Brentford famously inflicted a demolition job on United back in August, winning 4-0 in at the Gtech Community Stadium in Erik Ten Hag’s second match in charge. The Bees have been in good form of late, too; their 2-0 win at Southampton preceding draws with Leicester and Brighton in their last two games.
BRENTFORD SUBS: Thomas Strakosha, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade, Josh Dasilva, Yoane Wissa, Zanka Jorgensen, Saman Ghoddos, Shandon Baptiste, Finley Evans.
BRENTFORD (5-3-2): David Raya; Mads Roerslev, Pontus Jansson, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry; Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen; Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Jack Butland, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, Tyrell Malacia, Fred, Wout Weghorst, Facundo Pellistri, Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Scott McTominay, Marcel Sabitzer; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho; Marcus Rashford.
The teams step out onto the pitch at the Theatre of Dreams, and with both of these sides still having plenty to play for at this stage of the season, we're expecting a thoroughly entertaining encounter.
The teams return for the second half, and can Brentford improve on a poor first-half showing to snatch a point or three at Old Trafford?
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game! Until next time, it's goodbye for now.
Three huge points send United back into the top four, only trailing third-placed Newcastle on goal difference. They're also three points clear of Tottenham in fifth, with a game in hand, and will be looking to kick on from a first league victory since February to cement that Champions League place. Brentford meanwhile remain a comfy ninth in the table, well clear of the all-consuming relegation battle at the league's bottom end, and despite this defeat are still within an outside chance of obtaining a European place.
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