Kasemir was not only the cause of the goal, but also the cause of the scramble.

Manchester United pulled off a thrilling 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Brentford in the eighth round of the 2023-24 Premier League (PL) at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on Sunday at 11 p.m. ET. With the win, United leapfrogged into 10th place with four wins and 12 points.

The home side lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Rasmus Højlund started up top. Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount, and Bruno Fernandez provided support in the second line. Sophien Amrabat and Casemiro were in charge of the midfield. The back four was Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans, Harry Maguire, and Diogo Dalot. The goalkeeper’s gloves were worn by Andre Onana.

For their opponents, Brentford went with a 3-5-2 formation. Joan Wissa and Brian Mbomo formed the back two. In midfield, Aaron Hickey, Vitali Janelt, Christian Norgård, Mathias Jensen, and Mas Roerslev. In defense, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, and Christopher Ayer. Tomas Strakosha was in goal.

Both teams played an exploratory first half. It was Brentford who opened the scoring first. In the fourth minute, Hickey fired a left-footed shot from distance that went just wide of the goal. Brentford attempted to break down the United backline as Wissah and Mbemo continued to penetrate into the space between the center backs and full backs, with Hickey, Jensen, and others rushing forward to help the attack.

United, on the other hand, centered their attack around Bruno. However, the passes to Hooper, Rashford, and others were intercepted by the defense in the final third. It was a mistake that cost them the lead. In the 26th minute, Casemiro picked up the ball in the middle of the park and sent a sloppy pass that was cleared by Brentford. Wissa’s shot was deflected by the defense and Lindelof cleared, but Jensen finished off the second ball.

Casemiro continued to look out of sorts after the concession. In the 38th minute of the first half, as Brentford attacked, Casemiro had no control over his man. He wandered into an area that had nothing to do with the ball, allowing Mbomo to shoot from a space that Kasemiru should have covered. It was 먹튀검증 a situation that could have easily led to another goal.

This must have infuriated manager Eric ten Haag, who took Casemiro off for Christian Eriksen at the start of the second half. United continued to attack in the second half. The clock was ticking towards the 90th minute, but the chances were not coming. This prompted Van Gaal to make a late substitution, bringing on Scott McTominay in the 42nd minute.

The substitution paid off. With six minutes of second-half stoppage time, an attack from Garnacho in the 93rd minute resulted in a scuffle. In the process, McTominay found himself on the end of a ball, which he finished acrobatically to level the score.

It was a comeback goal that turned Old Trafford into a ‘theater of dreams’. Second half 9