Manchester United vs. Brentford FC 5/2/22 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Manchester United hosts Brentford in an English Premier League fixture on Monday. Manchester United is sixth in the top-flight English league table at 15-10-10 on 55 points with a goal difference of +2. Manchester United battled to a 1-1 draw at home with Chelsea last time out. Chelsea opened the scoring in the 60th minute, but Cristiano Ronaldo scored an equalizer in the 62nd minute and Manchester United shared the spoils. 

Manchester United has one win, one draw and three losses in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored five goals and conceded 11. Cristiano Ronaldo is the leading goal scorer for Manchester United with 17 and Bruno Fernandes has scored nine. Paul Pogba is the leader in assists with nine and Fernandes has six.

Brentford is 14th in the top-flight English league table at 11-7-16 on 40 points with a goal difference -8. Brentford battled that home to a 0-0 draw against Tottenham last time out and is unbeaten in each of its last four matches in the EPL with three victories and one draw assuring a return to the top-flight league next season. 

Brentford has three victories, one draw and one loss in its last five matches in the English Premier League and over that span has scored nine goals and conceded four. Brentford’s back line and goalkeeper have two clean sheets in the last three matches. Ivan Toney is the leading goal scorer for Brentford with 12, while Yoane Wissa has scored five. Bryan Mbeumo is the leader in assists with seven.