Our prediction for this match:
Manchester United will be aiming to make amends for a shocking 4-2 loss to Queens Park Rangers when they take on Brentford at their Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. The Red Devils are determined to return to winning ways in pre-season, but keep in mind that the likes of Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, and Fred are unlikely to feature in the midweek friendly. Jesse Lingard, who impressed with West Ham United last term, is pushing for yet another start.
The Bees, on the other hand, continue their preparations for the new Premier League season. The newly-promoted side have been impressive in pre-season, and seeing that Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to stick to his rotation policy, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. This will be the first meeting between the two clubs since September 1975 when Man Utd defeated Brentford in the League Cup.
Highlighted Player (Bruno Fernandes):
Bruno Fernandes is a Portuguese footballer who used to play for Novara before joining Udinese in a co-ownership deal in the summer of 2013. The Portuguese midfielder scored his first goal for the club in a 3-3 draw with Napoli on 7 December, 2013.
Three years later he signed a deal with Sampdoria for a fee of €7 million. Fernandes moved to Sampdoria in order to replace Roberto who reinforced Villarreal. Soriano He played 33 games for the Zebrette in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, scoring three goals for the club, while providing four assists for his teammates.
Fernandes is a central midfielder, but he is capable of playing as a secondary striker as well. He was born in Maia, Portugal on 8 September, 1994 and he began his youth career at Infesta. Fernandes has seven caps for Portugal U21 team and he has played 4 matches for the U23 team.
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.