Bruno's penalty miss proves costly as Brentford hammer Man Utd to heap pressure on Amorim

Manchester United's troubled season continued at the GTech Community Stadium as they fell to a 3-1 defeat against a clinical Brentford side.

Keith Andrews’ Brentford side began the game on the front foot, and their early intent was rewarded inside eight minutes, as Jordan Henderson’s raking long ball released Thiago, who timed his run to perfection to finish emphatically beyond Altay Bayındır.

The Bees went in pursuit of a quickfire second, but Bayındır stood firm in the visitors’ goal, thwarting close-range headers from Sepp van den Berg and Nathan Collins in quick succession.

The hosts deservedly doubled their lead in the 20th minute, with Thiago finding himself in the right place at the right time to convert from six yards.

Amorim’s men pulled a goal back soon after, as Benjamin Sesko fired beyond Caoimhín Kelleher from close range to open his account for the Red Devils.

The second half saw United push for an equaliser, and were awarded a penalty when Bryan Mbeumo was pulled back by Collins. Bruno Fernandes stepped up and missed from 12 yards, his second miss of the season.

As United pushed for a late equaliser, Brentford added some shine to the scoreline deep into stoppage time, as Mathias Jensen swept a sublime strike beyond the reach of Bayındır.