They played against each other last week and Manchester lost the game 2-0, but tonight they managed to forget the awful performance against Newcastle and record an important win in their quest for the Champions League: Manchester – Brenftord 1-0. It was not a pretty game, far from it, but only three points count now. United players had to deal with criticism from the Newcastle performance but also had the 4-0 thrashing from Brentford in the first game on their mind. So, the fact that they played an average game and won shouldn’t be harshly criticized. On the other part of England, in London, their rivals for the thrid place Newcastle used all defensive flaws from West Ham and easily won 5-1 to keep the pressure on the Red Devils and Tottenham.11 – Marcus Rashford has scored more Premier League goals than any other player since the World Cup (11), with only Victor Osimhen (12) netting more in this period across Europe’s big five leagues. Surge. pic.twitter.com/yqoYMo5xdU— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 5, 2023 Both games were postponed due to club’s participation in Carabao Cup and coaches Erik Ten Hag and Eddie Howe made minimal changes in the starting line-ups. Unlike in the Newcastle game, the Red Devils immediately strarted to attack against Brenftord and were totally dominant in the first half. The visitors didn’t do anything and had less than 30% possession and no shots on target. United kept the pace high and scored the leading goal in this period, but didn’t have many good chances. McTominay’s shot in the 21st minute went just over the bar, and then Rashford scored his 28th goal of the season. It was 28th minute when Brentford fail to clear their lines from a corner, and Sabitzer just passed the ball to Rashford who scored easily. The fans felt instant relief as the statistic shows that United have a record of eight straight wins when scoring the opening goal at home in the Premier League this season. And that’s exactly what happened, as the result stayed the same in an uneventful second half. Not so much chances, nervous United, and a bit more daring Brentford weren’t much exciting for the Old Trafford crowd, but in the end, they go their three important points.Goal! Marcus Rashford Man United 1 : 0 Brentford (27”) pic.twitter.com/qTPVshBEg7— Khalid Adan (@khalidAdanAli) April 5, 2023 In London, it was totally opposite. Newcastle are in terrific form and they exposed a lot of West Ham’s defensive errors, and they had plenty tonight. Out of 5 Newcastle’s goals, three were terrible blunders by defensive players. First the back line didn’t see their teammate Paqueta near the sideline and thought that Joelington was offside. The Brazilian cleverly finished the action until the end waited for VAR who correctly decided that has actually onside. And it was already 2-0 after 15 minutes. West Ham scored for 2-1, but then Aguerd lost the ball in his own penalty area and Willson was merciless. Blunders continued and this time it was keeper Fabianski who rushed out of penalty area only to miss the ball and Isac scored the fourth goal. His goal, along with braces from Callum Wilson and Joelington were enough for 5-1 victory and possible sack for coach David Moyes.What a goal from JoelintonHis second against West Ham this night.Newcastle playing their own game (5-1)pic.twitter.com/3JZoCNDpGh— FansArena (@FansArena4) April 5, 2023 GOAL | WEST HAM 1-3 NEWCASTLE⚽ 46′ Callum Wilson ×2 Assist by Murphy #WHUNEW #PLpic.twitter.com/M3S0CH3glb— FOOTY HUB (@Footyhub01) April 5, 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE – Rearranged matchesTuesdayLeeds United – Nottingham Forest 2-1 (2-1)/Harrison 20, Sinisterra 45+1 – Mangala 12/Leicester – Aston Villa 1-2 (1-1)/Barnes 35 – Watkins 24, Traore 87/Bournemouth – Brighton 0-2 (0-1)/Ferguson 28, Enciso 90+1/Chelsea – Liverpool 0-0 WednesdayWest Ham – Newcastle 1-5 (1-2)/Zouma 40, Willson 6, 46, Joelington 13, 90, Isak 82/Man.Utd.- Brentford 1-0 (1-0)/Rashford 28/
