MANCHESTER UNITED return to Premier League action on Saturday night with a trip to the capital to face Brenford.
United fans will still be on a high after that last gasp extra time winner over bitter rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter final and they will be hoping that win proves to be the launchpad for them under Erik ten Hag after so many false dawns.
They remain six points behind Spurs and have surely given themselves too much to do to break in to the Champions League places now.
But they have won eight of their last ten games so do appear to be heading on the right track.
They face a Brentford side who are in freefall and perilously close to being dragged into the relegation mix.
The Bees do have a five point cushion on the relegation zone but their recent form is dreadful. Since the start of December, they have won just two league games and have picked up just one point from a possible 18 in their last six games.
In fairness, to them, four of those games were away from home and the two home games were against Liverpool and Chelsea.
How the bookies view it
United are hovering just above the evens mark although there is some 6/5 on offer from 888sport.
Brentford are 43/20 with UniBet and the draw is 23/10 with bet365.
Recent head to heads
Manchester United won the Olf Trafford fixture 2-1 in October. But last season, Brentford humiliated United at home in a 4-0 in at the start of the season.
Players to watch
Ivan Toney is the prodigal son of Brentford, but they need him to find his scoring boots again because he's failed to find the net on his last five games. He is 13/8 to score anytime with bet365.
Rasmus Hojlund had a difficult start to his United career but he's in fine form now with seven goals in his last eight games. He is 9/5 to score anyime with UniBet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Manchester United must surely have taken huge encouragement from that win against Liverpool and they can complete a double against Brentford here.
The hosts look like they can't buy a win at the moment and losing to doomed Burnley in their last game should spell huge alarm bells to everyone at the club.
You're usually guaranteed entertainment at home Brentford games and they will certainly have a go here. That should lead to goals at both ends and the 7/5 from bet365 on over 3.5 goals could come up, as it has for their last five home games.
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