MANCHESTER UNITED need a miracle to finish in the Premier League's top four and they head into this clash with Brentford just wanting a dreadful season to come to an end.
Having finished second last season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United are now in danger of ending up outside the European places after stumbling from one crisis to another.
They've won just one of their last seven games under interim boss Ralf Rangnick and even that 3-2 triumph against rock-bottom Norwich only came thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick.
Fans just want to get this season over and done with before Erik ten Hag arrives in the summer to clear out some of the dead wood and begin his Old Trafford revolution.
This clash with Brentford is followed by road trips to Brighton and Crystal Palace so Rangnick at least has the chance to end his dismal reign with a run of wins that should secure a Europa League slot.
But the Bees will view this is a great chance to claim another big scalp in their impressive Premier League debut campaign. Thomas Frank's men have already defeated Chelsea and Arsenal while they drew 3-3 with Liverpool and also held Spurs to a stalemate last week.
That helped our man Mark cash in after backing Brentford in the double chance market and they can now relax on the big stage at Old Trafford as they bid to pile more pain on Manchester United.
How the bookies view it
Despite their dismal form, Manchester United are still odds-on favourites for a win at a best 13/17 with SportNation. Brentford are as big as 19/5 at SBK while the draw pays 16/5 with the same firm.
Recent head to head
Manchester United won 3-1 at Brentford earlier this season (below) in the first game between these sides since a League Cup tie in 1976. All of their others meetings came before the 1950s and the Bees have a decent record in the overall head-to-head, winning five times, losing seven and drawing the other two.
Players to watch
Rangnick's side would be in even more of a mess if it hadn't been for Ronaldo's heroics in front of goal. The Portuguese superstar has netted five times in his last three outings and is a best 19/20 with SportNation for anytime scorer here. If you want to boost those odds, Betfred offer 9/2 on Ronaldo scoring two or more.
German winger Vitaly Janelt has been a big-game player for Brentford, netting twice against Chelsea and once against Liverpool. He's 11/1 with Bet365 to score at Old Trafford which looks overpriced.
Anything else catch the eye?
Manchester United have been leaking goals and that's why BTTS is just 13/18 at SBK while over 2.5 pays 7/10 with the same firm. But over 1.5 first-half goals is better at 7/4 with SportNation.
Unibet are offering a tempting 7/5 on Brentford stopper Pontus Jansson conceding over 0.5 fouls. That looks worth a punt as he was booked last time out against Spurs. The same firm also price over 9.5 Brentford fouls at 6/5 and that's another decent option.
This English Premier League match between Manchester United and Brentford will be played on May 2, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Manchester United vs Brentford prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
