United need a win
Manchester United need a win after a defeat and a draw in their last two Premier League games, as they now find themselves five points outside of the top four, with two sides above them having games in hand on the Red Devils.
Now, with a trip to Brentford, they have a chance to get their season back on track.
And, while Cristiano Ronaldo returns to the Manchester United side this evening and there is another chance for youngster Anthony Elanga after impressing against Aston Villa, there were several big absentees.
🚨 Presenting United’s line-up for #BREMUN… #MUFC | #PL
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 19, 2022
Why Cavani and Sancho are missing against Brentford
101 already reported that Harry Maguire would only be fit enough to make the bench this evening, and it seems as though another personnel issue has come to the fore ahead of the clash.
The player in question? Edinson Cavani, the Uruguayan forward.
And now, Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has revealed just why he is missing, claiming that he was a casualty of Tuesday’s training session:
“Edinson had to drop out after training yesterday, some muscular problems. I’m happy to have Cristiano back in the team.”
Rangnick: “Edinson had to drop out after training yesterday, some muscular problems. I’m happy to have Cristiano back in the team.”#MUFC
— Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) January 19, 2022
Meanwhile, Jadon Sancho misses out due to “personal reasons”, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Jadon Sancho not in #mufc squad due to ‘personal reasons’.
— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) January 19, 2022
This leaves just wantaway Anthony Martial and horribly out-of-form Marcus Rashford as options from the bench should they find themselves behind in the encounter this evening.
Will it be enough to see them home with three points?
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 22 | 41 | 56 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 37 | 45 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 23 | 28 | 44 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 22 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 20 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 29 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 18 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Southampton FC | 21 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 20 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Brentford FC | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | Watford FC | 19 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 21 | -35 | 13 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 20 | -23 | 12 |
| 20 | Burnley FC | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 9 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 7 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 7 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 7 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 6 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 6 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Ward Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 7 | |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 6 | |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 | |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 6 | |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 6 | |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 4 | |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 1 | 4 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 5 | |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 5 | |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 1 | 4 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 5 | |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 5 | |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 5 | |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 6 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 4 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 4 |
| Redmond, Nathan | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 3 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |