Last Updated: April 06, 2023, 08:52 IST
In stark distinction to latest matches, United began brightly and will have been in entrance earlier than Rashford’s strike as Anthony and Scott McTominay fired simply off course. (Image: Manchester United Twitter)
Erik ten Hag’s males additionally had a rating to settle with the Bees after a humiliating 4-0 defeat when the perimeters final met in August
Marcus Rashford despatched Manchester United again into the Premier League high 4 with the winner because the Red Devils beat Brentford 1-0 on Wednesday, whereas Newcastle gained 5-1 at West Ham to remain third.
Callum Wilson and Joelinton every scored twice for the Magpies, who stay above United on aim distinction.
Both sides now have a three-point lead over Tottenham and a recreation in hand over Spurs within the race for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.
United had slipped to fifth after a run of three league video games with out a win and cup commitments that meant that they had not registered a Premier League win since mid-February.
Erik ten Hag’s males additionally had a rating to settle with the Bees after a humiliating 4-0 defeat when the perimeters final met in August.
The Dutch coach was stinging in his criticism of his gamers’ angle and want in dropping 2-0 to Newcastle on Sunday and received the response he was trying for.
In stark distinction to latest matches, United began brightly and will have been in entrance earlier than Rashford’s strike as Anthony and Scott McTominay fired simply off course.
Rashford began by the center as Ten Hag’s endurance with Wout Weghorst lastly ran out and that call bore fruit when the England worldwide was completely positioned to side-foot residence Marcel Sabitzer’s knockdown for his twenty eighth aim of the season.
Brentford had misplaced simply one among their earlier 16 Premier League video games to rise to ninth within the desk.
Thomas Frank’s males had provided barely something of an attacking menace for the primary hour however have been practically gifted an equaliser when Ivan Toney charged down
David de Gea’s clearance and the ball flew inches vast.
De Gea made amends when he unfold himself to dam from Kevin Schade with Brentford’s solely different clear sight of aim.
– Newcastle shut on Champions League return –
A fourth consecutive win edged Newcastle nearer to the Champions League for the primary time in 20 years.
Wilson was restored to the beginning line-up by Eddie Howe rather than Alexander Isak and rewarded his supervisor’s belief by heading residence the opener after simply six minutes.
Joelinton doubled the Magpies lead inside 13 minutes because the Brazilian latched onto Fabian Schar’s ball excessive and coolly rounded Lukasz Fabianski earlier than slotting into an empty internet.
Kurt Zouma’s header simply earlier than half-time briefly gave West Ham hope.
But inside seconds of the second half kick off. Nayef Aguerd was dispossessed inside his personal field by Jacob Murphy, who squared for Wilson to have a faucet in.
Another West Ham present allowed Isak to make it 4 as Fabianski cleared the ball into the Swede’s path earlier than Joelinton delivered the ultimate blow.
David Moyes regarded on aghast at his aspect’s defending it may the ultimate nail within the coffin for the Scot as he faces changing into the thirteenth Premier League supervisor sacked this season.
Defeat leaves the Hammers nonetheless out of the relegation zone solely on aim distinction.
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