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Episode 199 - Brentford (A) Preview
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Kieran jumps on today’s episode to give a preview of the game away against Brentford and puts together a Head versus Heart Starting XI prediction. Anyone Kieran missed that you would start? Let us know on the socials and ion the comments!
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Preview of the Brentford Game
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Hello everyone, welcome back to the Daily Manchester United. It's Friday, you made it, well done you. And your reward for that is a preview episode for our upcoming game against Brentford. Nile and I on yesterday's episode were talking about previous results against Brentford, which in, I believe, 21 appearances in all competitions, United have won 11 of those
History with Brentford
00:00:38
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games. So...
00:00:39
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Yeah, if we forget the 4-0 drubbing we had under Ten Hag and we ignore the 4-3 we had towards the end of last season against Brentford, both losses, if you hadn't figured that out already, then the record is not too bad.
00:00:52
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Not too bad indeed. Now, this will probably be our rough, I think it's either our eighth or ninth game against Brentford in the Premier League, in the modern Premier League year. I always have to get that stipulation in. And you can watch the game on Saturday. It's the early kickoff on TNT Sports 1, 12.30 kickoff on Saturday. So make sure it doesn't catch you out. What it does mean is you'll be able to watch the game.
00:01:17
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Yay! Instead of it being behind a 3pm curfew if you're in the UK. like Again, yeah i don't get it. Look, that's an entirely different episode. We could talk about that then and then.
00:01:30
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According to Bet365, four of the last five games involving Manchester United have had at least two and a half goals scored, which is ah which is a pretty interesting stat.
00:01:40
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It does mean that either we're scoring a lot or we're conceding a lot. You know, reference the City game. But obviously, we're we're coming into this in but a little bit of form, you know, back to back home wins in the Premier League for the first time under Ruben Ambram.
00:01:56
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A winner under Chelsea might spur us on. But if there's anything to be learned from last season is, you know, Form can be a little bit misleading sometimes in this Manchester United side, which is bizarre to say, but it
Team News and Player Updates
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is.
00:02:10
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It is true, unfortunately. And there is one player who has been injured, ah pulled out of the international break, if you remember, a couple of weeks ago, a few weeks ago, in fact, ah Jogo Dalot.
00:02:22
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And it's reported by Adam Marshall on the Tuesday, that's the 23rd of September, as you're listening to this, ah that he's returned to full training with Manchester United squad at Carrington. So we will see what he can do. According to Adam Marshall, he says that the absence came after he'd supplied an excellent assist in his last outing for the Reds for Brian Umbermo during the 3-2 win over Burnley at Old Trafford.
00:02:45
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Yeah, hopefully he's in the squad. We haven't had the sort of press conference yet. Obviously, we filmed these preview episodes a little bit before, but hey hey-ho, we'll see. Which always makes it all the more fun, because at the moment, I don't know who's going to be in the squad, who isn't, um which will be fun.
00:03:02
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I think. And we'll come on to sort of a predicted 11. Probably head and heart is probably what we'll have to do in those segments because have to wheel out an 11 I'd like to see and then an 11 that will probably happen again.
00:03:17
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it's It's all the more content for you to enjoy. You see, don't say, i don't think about you guys. I do. I very much do. So let's get right down to the picture then. Who are gonna be the sort of ones to watch In the Brentford
Brentford's Recent Performance
00:03:34
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side. Well, Mikkel Damsgaard is probably going to be one to watch. He scored, I believe, ah in his last match.
00:03:40
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So he's always going to be one to watch, isn't he? Is Damsgaard very good midfielder for that Brentford team and has been a ah mainstay really for the Brentford side. So ah it it makes a lot of sense, though they did ah lose 3-1 to Fulham.
00:03:55
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They sort of slightly fell apart, didn't they, against Fulham, which was ah encouraging to see. Dam's God actually got the opener in the opening 20 minutes of the game and before a quick-fire double from Iwobi and Wilson ah made them 2-1 behind. And then Ethan Pinnock, unfortunately, put it into the back of his own net.
00:04:15
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So, yeah, they're coming off a loss. We're coming off a win. We all know what that means. It's going to be a much closer game than we ever expected it to be. Just seems to be the way recently. But again, ah just think, you know, you've got some good players in there. Damsgaard in there.
00:04:30
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I think um Kevin Sharder as well. is probably going to be one to watch this season. um He's only got a goal. I say only got a goal. Now I've done it. Now he's going to score a hat-pull.
00:04:42
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But he's got the one goal in the Premier League in ah five appearances, one off the bench. But again, still could be an interesting one. And there's the interesting one about Igor Thiago. Now, Thiago was a signing, and I'm happy to be correct if I'm wrong, in the 24-25 summer transfer window.
00:05:03
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Then got a major injury that ruled him out for a good portion of the season. It may well have been the winter season. But in any case, him coming back into the lineup for the start of Brentford's season almost feels like their new summer signing. And in five appearances in the Premier League, he scored twice at the moment, one from the spot and one with a header.
00:05:25
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So again, probably going to be one of the danger men to watch. I think even Kelleher, obviously ex-Liverpool player, is is a fantastic shot stopper. I think Brentford have done a really good job in in signing him and and giving him that that starting line-up in Brentford. I think he's going to be a difficult keeper to beat um if he's not already rivaling that number one shirt for the Ireland national team alongside himself and Gavin Bozzuno.
00:05:51
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I fail to see how he can't, you know, fast track is his international career even further. I mean, he's made 25 caps for the Ireland national team. So it makes sense.
00:06:02
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um Good goalkeeper. And I think he'll put out a blinder, obviously. He's coming up against Manchester United. He'll have that Liverpool rivalry in him. Expect him to get a little bit of booze whenever he's on the ball.
00:06:15
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But that's because you're a Liverpool player. You work even. So, you know, it's to be expected. and Nat Collins as well at the back for Brentford. yeah Yeah, he's got an assist ah from centre-back as well. so Definitely one to watch from that one.
00:06:31
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And Brentford lined up with a five-man defence as well, but it's a more of a 5-3-2 in that sense. But yeah, Coyote on the right, Lewis Potter on the left. If they're both starting, they'll be dangerous on those sort of wing-back positions and helping the likes of Yarmouk and Damsgaard in the middle of the park.
00:06:49
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Henderson, yeah, interest interesting see him back in the Premier League. Obviously a very experienced player to have in the side. We'll wait to see what he can do he's He's obviously a good Premier League player, so never underestimate him. I'm not going to underestimate him.
00:07:05
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And yeah, that's that's that. a couple of players to pick out there ah from from Brentford's side. And Brentford at the moment in the Premier League table lies 17th. They picked up four points from five games so far this season, which is a little surprising. Obviously, I was a bit worried about Brentford coming into this. You know, they lost ah Thomas Frank.
00:07:28
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Obviously, he went to Tottenham. They obviously had still were sort of dealing with Ivan Toni, but they've lost Brian and Bermot. um They lost ah quite a few players, actually, ah in their lineup in the sort of turnover of this season.
00:07:43
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And in doing so, just having a look quick look at the Premier League table, ah they've scored six goals in the Premier League so far this season, but conceded 10.
Brentford's Strategy and Weaknesses
00:07:51
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And just having a look around for teams conceding more than Brentford, only two teams have conceded more than Brentford in the Premier League. That's West Ham on 13th and Wolves on 12th. And they're West Ham 19th and Wolves 20th. yeah, it seems like that is their weakness defensively. However...
00:08:12
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We always can make a meal of matches. You know us now. You know this club by now. If you've watched along for at least half a season, you'll know that there are games we make difficult that probably shouldn't be that difficult.
00:08:24
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However, it's a good chance for top of the XG table, maybe not so much anymore, Manchester United to finally get some goals, you know really rack up some goals in this match.
00:08:37
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But again, don't go into it with and eyes lit up thinking this is going to be an easy game. Of course it's not. Keith Andrews, the Brentford manager, is a promotion from within, which is always good to see at a club.
Changes in Brentford's Management
00:08:53
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It's a well-run club, so I'm not going to underestimate them for one second, and neither should you. And when I come back after this break, I'll be talking more about, again, how do I see Manchester United line up in the game, probably versus how I think Ruben Almer will actually line up the squad. It's a head versus heart team line up, and I'll be back with it after this.
00:10:17
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A couple of players then we know won't be in the side. We know Casemiro, with his sending off against Chelsea, is suspended for this next match against Brentford. So he is out of it completely.
00:10:29
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NAR might like or might not like where that might be going in the centre of the park. We also know that Martinez, Licha, still out with that cruciate ligament injury. There's doubts over Dallo. We'll see what happens, whether...
00:10:42
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Amarin will pick him for this or wait until ah you know next week's time. We shall wait and see. However, for the purpose of this, of this I'm probably not going to include Dallow.
00:10:53
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Fast forward to 24 hours later when Dallow's fit and fast forward to 48 hours later what he when he was picked. Look, all I'll say is it would be funny if it happened, wouldn't it?
00:11:06
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That's why it's going to happen now. i can I can feel it. you can know You can sense, you can feel something. ah Anyway, I think goalkeeper, head versus heart. i Heart tells me, send them on.
00:11:19
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I would like to see him start. This seems like a good... environment to start him in. um Obviously, it's not a home game, which is normally when you'd probably like to make your debut, or at least as a player, make your make your debut.
00:11:31
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But, you Saint-Lemain, we've signed him. Tom Heaton says he's a good lad. Make of that what you will. He led with that. Make of that what you will.
00:11:42
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But the only way we're going to find out what he's like is if he starts. So I think the heart tells me, Saint-Lemain to start. The head... I think Amram's going to stick with Altai going into this one.
00:11:57
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He's already said, he's already you know backed in publicly, has Ruben Amram. So I wouldn't be surprised Altai starting in this match. Back three then, I think... Now, it all depends, of course, if Dalloe's fit to start the match.
00:12:12
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If he's not fit, I probably think it's going to be a back three. I would like it to be Joro de Ligt Maguire. How I think it will be is Joro de Ligt Shaw, which I'm not convinced by Luke Shaw. I mean, he he did a fantastic job...
00:12:30
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coming up against Chelsea. He managed to get himself rising at the highest. it somehow didn't get the ball. The assist went to Maguire in the end. However, um yeah, i we'll see.
00:12:41
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We'll see. I would prefer Maguire to be starting in that one. However, I wouldn't be surprised to see Luke Shaw start in that centre-back position instead of Maguire. And if that means then Dallow isn't fit to start, then it would be probably Masraoui at the right wing-back, Dourga at the left wing-back.
00:12:56
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I think those are pretty much nailed on as well. As well as in the middle of the park as well. Bruno Fernandes to start in that deeper lying playmaker role, which has been sparking a good amount of debate in the comments. Keep it up as well. Is it a position that you think Bruno, it suits him?
00:13:10
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Or perhaps you'd like to see him further up the pitch? Let us know down in the comments below where you think Bruno should be starting. Regardless, I think he'll be starting deeper. Amram's made it clear that that's where he sees him in his system.
00:13:22
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And I think he'll start alongside Agathe. Agate has been sort of that understudy to Casemiro. And whilst he didn't really necessarily have a bad game, I think it was a couple of games that ago, in my opinion, against Chelsea, actually, he didn't have a the worst game in the world.
00:13:36
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But I think with Casemiro suspended, I think there's no real solid option other than Agate to start in that middle of the park and that destroyer role. Could Kobe Mainu start?
00:13:47
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Probably not alongside Fernandes, but hey, let's see. Let's see. hey I would expect Mainu to be fighting in and amongst those positions, but... if he's already you know If he's asked to go out on loan on deadline day and those that game time still hasn't approached yet, watch this space come January.
00:14:07
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Unfortunately, that's all I have to say on it. ah Two attacking midfielders. Again, this these next three positions seem nailed on. Umbermo and Cunha. If Cunha is fit, which I think he will be for this match, he's going to be starting.
00:14:20
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Those two have been great. Umbermo, you know, coming up against his former club, Will there be boos? Probably, but that's fine. You know, Umbermo notching up 20 goals last season for Brentford.
00:14:33
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Yeah, it'll be weird to see him mert see him go back. he's He knows how to score against United, so let's hope he knows how to score against Brentford. That's how this works, isn't it? and Surely. Anyway, he'll start alongside Cunha, I reckon.
00:14:44
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And I think Cesc will start up top. I've taken him. He's on the ah the bench on my fantasy. Niall says to take him out completely. I'll probably take him out completely if he doesn't score in this match.
00:14:57
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As a sort of last roll of the dice to say, look, now he's completely out of my team. Now go get the hat full of goals. You see, the things I do for this team, I sacrifice my own fantasy team. Hey, hey what can I say?
00:15:12
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um The other thing is Xerxe. Now, we've seen Xerxe come on and and play in that sort of attacking midfield role. He came on when Kuhnye was injured. I think he does it okay.
00:15:23
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um We'll see if he if he does make a an appearance at Brentford. I don't think he'll be starting, but I think if Sesko doesn't start scoring soon, i think Xerxes might be sort of rotated and starting in that striker position.
00:15:38
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But we'll wait and see. I think there's a lot of faith in Sesko. I think there has to be a lot of faith with the big price tag. He's got to be starting and scoring sooner rather than later. Otherwise, serious questions are going to be asked. And no one likes a serious question. We like light-hearted questions like, how many will he score? Not, please score.
00:15:56
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And, you know, let's see what he can do from there. Anyway, score predictions. I think... What am I going to do? Head versus heart. Yeah, this is going to be the tricky one.
00:16:07
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I think heart... Would love to see a clean sheet. Do I think it's going to happen?
00:16:15
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Probably not. I think it's really a we'll score one more than you or we'll try and score one more than you kind of tactic. I'm going to go... ah'll go 2-1 United.
00:16:28
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that's i think that's fair. i think I think we'll come away with three points.
00:16:35
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What do you think? Let us know in the comments down below. Start a conversation with us. Let's get your score predictions in. Perhaps as well, the predicted 11 wasn't to your taste. Is there someone that definitely should be in the squad?
00:16:47
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And you're going to scream it out saying, how could you forget so-and-so? Well, let me know down there. Give us your predicted 11s. Give us your players you want to see starting and in those positions. We'd love to have a chat with you about it. And give us your score predictions down below as well. Don't be shy.
00:17:02
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unless you're predicting a loss, then you could sort of hide behind a curtain and say, it might be 1-0 Brentford and you can disappear forever. That's fine. We welcome that. ah In the meantime, if you are listening to us on Apple or Spotify, don't forget as well to make sure you follow the pod so that you get the push notifications when we go live.
00:17:19
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00:17:31
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00:17:44
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00:18:44
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00:18:56
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Come on then. Let's get it. Let's get it done. Away at Brentford, 12.30 kickoff, TNT Sports 1, if you are watching in the UK. Don't forget it's the 12.30 kickoff and let's hope it's a win.
00:19:09
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let's Let's will the win into victory, into existence. That's the word I was looking for. Anyway, enjoy your weekend. We'll see you after full time. In the meantime, take care of yourselves.
00:19:20
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Have a great weekend and we'll chat soon.