Manchester United vs Brentford LIVE: Predicted lineups and how to follow: Ten Hag remains in charge as Red Devils seek much-needed win at Old Trafford

Manchester United will still have Erik ten Hag on the touchline when he returns to action against Brentford on Saturday.

ten witches They gave him the last two games before the international break to stay in your job at Old Trafford.

And after drawing Port in the Champions League and Villa Aston In the Premier League, the Dutchman looks set to remain on paper.

It means a victory against Brentford However, he is now a must as his future is still hugely under threat as United sit 14th in the table.

The Bees won't stop and could deliver the killing blow coming into this game off the back of a 5-3 win over Wolves.

Man United vs Brentford: wasting opportunities

united man He has failed to score in any of his last three games.

The last time they went four league games without scoring was in April 1989.

Throughout this season as a whole, they have averaged 0.7 goals per game after only scoring five in their first seven.

So what's going on?

Well, it seems that the attack options in Mark Rashford, Joshua Zirkzee, Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho does not take risks along with the rest of the team.

Man United have the worst difference between goals (5) and expected goals (11.1) in the Premier League this campaign.

They have scored about six fewer goals than their xG suggests.

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• Manchester United have won each of their last five home league games against Brentford by an aggregate score of 13-2; its last such defeat occurred in February 1937.
• Having won four of their first six league games against Manchester United between 1933 and 1937 (D1 L1), Brentford have won just one of their last 10 against the Red Devils (D2 L7).

Man United vs Brentford: predicted line-ups

United will be without defenders Noussair Mazraoui and Harry Maguire for the visit of Brentford.

Mazraoui will spend time on the sidelines after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat by the club's doctors.

Meanwhile, Maguire was dealt a heavy blow against Villa and looks likely to miss a few games.

means Matthijs de Ligt will start as center back alongside Lisandro Martínez while Victor Lindelof or Jonny Evans may have to cover at left back with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia still out.

Diogo Dalot He will move to the right to replace Mazraoui, while André Onana will of course be in goal.

In the midfield, Christian Eriksen has reached some form and is expected to start alongside Kobbie Mainoo with Bruno Fernandez in front of them.

Rashford will start, while Garnacho is likely to once again keep Amad Diallo out of the team on the right wing.

Up front, there is a showdown between Hojlund and Zirkzee, who have struggled for consistency this season.

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For Brentford, their injury list remains long.

Yoane Wissa, Rico Henry, Igor Thiago, Gustavo Nunes and Joshua Dasilva will remain sidelined.

But Mathias Jensen could return and will be looking for a starting role, although Christian Norgaard and Vitaly Janelt performed well last time.

Norgaard is likely to captain a team that will have Mark Flekken in goal and Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock and Kristoffer Ajer in defense.

Bryan Mbuemo is in great scoring form and is the driving force behind the Bees' subdued start to the season.

He will surely start and Mikkel Damsgaard will also be in the team.

Keane Lewis-Potter and Kevin Schade have come in regularly from the start this campaign, but there could be some changes.

Fabio Carvalho scored off the bench against Wolves and may be rewarded with a starting place at Old Trafford.

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• Christian Eriksen has been involved in six goals in his last five games in all competitions (3 goals, 3 assists). In fact, only Alejandro Garnacho (7) has participated in more goals for Manchester United this season than the Dane.
• Bryan Mbeumo has scored six goals in his seven Premier League appearances this season, scoring in each of his last three appearances. His next goal or assist will make him the first Brentford player to record 50 goal involvements in the Premier League (currently 28 goals, 21 assists).

Man United vs Brentford: What was said?

The United dressing room was supposedly intervened in their last game before the international break against Villa.

A prankster was said to have sneaked into the Villa Park dressing room and hidden the device two days before the goalless draw.

Ten Hag's team conversations for the Premier League clash were recorded by a device that was hidden in an out-of-sight location and the microphone was activated when called.

Reacting to the incident, the former Premier League striker Carlton Cole He said: “That's the time we're in now. We have to secure what we have right now.

“For a football club there is confidentiality and not everyone needs to know your business, especially in the locker room. If they can't ensure that, then it will cause a big problem.

“We are facing a moment in which everything is based on information. Everyone wants information. I know this was just a joke, but it could have been a lot worse.

“This needs to be looked at by security and everyone needs to take it very seriously.”

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• Brentford have lost all three of their Premier League away games so far this season; They have not started a league campaign with four consecutive away defeats since 1961-62, when they lost their first nine in the third division.
• On average, the ball is in play for 58 minutes and 38 seconds in Brentford's Premier League matches this season, and 58m 34s for Manchester United; only Manchester City has a higher average so far (62m 49s).

Man United vs Brentford: how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, October 19.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

The match will not be broadcast live on television in the United Kingdom.

However, talkSPORT will have you covered with all the objectives as they progress on GameDay Live with Adrian Durham.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 via the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen through the talkSPORT appon DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM

talkSPORT.com will also provide you with regular updates on our dedicated Premier League live blog.