Brentford 1-1 Manchester United highlights and reaction as Mount and Ajer score in added time

 Brentford 1-1 Manchester United highlights and reaction as Mount and Ajer score in added time

All the reaction after a poor Man Utd performance despite Mason Mount's stoppage time 

BRENTFORD, ENGLAND - MARCH 30: Kobbie Mainoo of Manchester United in action with Ivan Toney of Brentford during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester United at Brentford Community Stadium on March 30, 2024 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Manchester United had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Brentford in the Premier League this evening, after a poor showing at the Gtech Community Stadium.

After a thrilling 4-3 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup in their previous match before the international break, United hoped to take that good form into this game, yet their Champions League qualification hopes took another hit with two dropped points.

United conceded a whole heap of chances, with Brentford very wasteful in front of goal. The visitors thought they had nicked a 1-0 win when Mason Mount, scoring his first ever goal for the club, netted in stoppage time after coming on as a substitute. But United's joy didn't last long as Kristoffer Ajer levelled almost straight away for the Bees.

It marked the end of a chastening evening for United, who were second best for long periods.

See all the reaction to the game on MEN Sport's live blog below.

KEY EVENTS

FT: Brentford 1-1 Man United22:02

GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Man United (Ajer)

GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Man United (Mount)

23:01DOMINIC BOOTH

That's all

That's all we've got time for on tonight's live blog. Thanks for joining.

22:42DOMINIC BOOTH

What Ten Hag said

The United boss has also spoken to Sky Sports. He admitted his team didn't play well but thought they ought to have come away with the win:

"If you are winning then you shouldn't give it away. Normally we are a strong side in such situations, we have to bring it over the line and that is disappointing.

"We should have acted differently in the occasion when we conceded the equaliser. It was absolutely unnecessary.

"I have to make compliment to the team to hang in there and keep fighting. Even when we don't play well we have to win the game and we almost did. That is what disappoints me the most.

"We should all stand up and all take responsibility for this. We will keep fighting. It could be a very good point in the end."

Full time verdict

Here is your full time verdict from Samuel Luckhurst at the Gtech. It's worth a read as we all seek to make sense of the madness that unfolded in this latest 

Mason Mount's reaction

"When you go 1-0 up right at the end you want to try and hang onto that.

"If you look at the game overall it wasn't to our standard. We know that. When you score at the death you think you can maybe hang on. But maybe we didn't deserve it.

"Brentford make it difficult. It is never easy coming here. They make it tough and get around you. Maybe we didn't get it going from the beginning.

"We know we can improve and we need to because we need to win games. We will improve, we will work hard.

"These are the games you want to win. We need to step up and that is what we will focus on."

22:21DOMINIC BOOTH

United gesture to fans

Credit to the United fans who travelled to London for this one (and had a tough match to watch). The club have given away shirts as a gesture of goodwill.

22:18DOMINIC BOOTH

Toney's reaction

The Brentford striker is speaking to Sky Sports right now:

"I feel like it's points dropped. We just looked at the stats, we don't know how we didn't score more than one goal. We hit the woodwork, we created lots of chances."

22:13DOMINIC BOOTH

Onana stands tall

If anyone (apart from Mount) in United colours comes away with any credit from tonight's encounter, it will be Andre Onana. He made a number of 

Player ratings

The United player ratings are in from Samuel Luckhurst after a chaotic evening. Mason Mount comes off better than most.

Mason Mount's late goal was cancelled out for Man United vs Brentford(Image: Justin Setterfield)

22:02KEY EVENT

FT: Brentford 1-1 Man United

The game just went on, and on, and on. And rarely did United look like winning it, apart from a golden minute or two between the Mount and Ajer strikes. In the end, the 1-1 draw flatters United far more than it does Brentford. A 1-0 win would have represented larceny.

The whistle for full-time finally goes with the clock showing almost 104 minutes. A mad game.



90 MINS + 12, 1-1DOMINIC BOOTH

Handbags

United send in a couple of late set pieces, but Martinez is penalised after a grapple in the Brentford box, with McTominay and Maupay then coming to blows. It's all happening.

90 MINS + 10, 1-1DOMINIC BOOTH

United poor at the back

You can't say the home side didn't deserve that. We're now into the 100th minute of this game. It may go on even longer. United haven't defended well at all tonight and that Ajer goal was just another example.

KEY EVENT

GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Man United (Ajer)

Well that didn't last long. It's 1-1! Ajer fires home the levller!

90 MINS + 7, 0-1DOMINIC BOOTH

Mount's first goal

You would never believe it. Mason Mount has popped up with a vital first goal for United, a fine left-footed finish at the near post to cue bedlam among the away fans.

SMASH. AND. GRAB.

KEY EVENT

GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Man United (Mount)

Incredible! Mason Mount might just have won it for Manchester United!

95 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

It's not happening

Fernandes plays a teasing cross into the box but United get themselves in a muddle on the edge of the area and can't work a chance. McTominay then fouls to let Brentford off the hook – and give them another set piece.

90 MINS + 4, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Late effort?

Smash and grab time? United actually have the ball in Brentford's half for a change and will look to create something. They still have a fair bit of attacking talent on the pitch.

90 MINS + 2, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Head bandage for Dalot

It might be even more than nine minutes, given the length of that delay after the clash between Dalot and Maupay. The United full back has had his head strapped up.

Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United reacts during the Premier League match against Brentford

DOMINIC BOOTH

Added time

NINE added minutes.

90 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Clash

There is some respite again for United as Dalot buys a foul off Maupay inside his own box, with box players clutching their faces after that skirmish. There should be a hefty amount of added time, you'd think, which doesn't really benefit United given they don't look like scoring.

At this point, 0-0 would be a result.

88 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Onslaught

28 shots and counting...

87 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Maupay on

Toney's free-kick is wide. How many shots has he had tonight?

Neal Maupay is coming on for the home side, as they push for the late winner that their play has (more than) deserved. Any late United win would be a complete robbery.

85 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Free-kick on the edge

Toney thinks he's through once more but Maguire does well to hold him up and United get bodies back. Casemiro then fells Mbeumo right on the edge of the box. More nerves coming up here...

83 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

United walking a tightrope

It's hard to keep track of all these Brentford crosses and shots, and of all the times United have had to hack it clear or that Onana has saved or parried away.

Suffice to say, it's happened a lot and it's still happening.

81 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Fernandes shot

Fernandes gets a run on the defence and fires a pretty tame left footed shot at goal, which isn't troubling anyone. Mount's first act of the game is to be penalised for a foul on Ajer.

80 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Double sub for United

Mason Mount and Casemiro replace Mainoo and Rashford.

79 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Crossbar again

Mbeumo has hit the crossbar this time! Once again the woodwork saves United. Toney and Mbeumo almost got in each other's way as they tried to latch onto a Route One ball from Flekken. United still didn't deal with it and allowed the shot.

(Image: 2024 Getty Images)

78 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Lewis-Potter chances

A game of head tennis ensues in the United box, with Maguire again getting very tight to Toney. It ends with Lewis-Potter firing a shot at goal (how many has he had tonight?) with Onana holding onto it.

76 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Can United salvage something?

Into the final 15 minutes and can United conjure up anything at all? This is looking like being a very dispiriting evening, even if United somehow managed to keep Brentford at bay. The Bees will be furious not to win.

74 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

United lucky

VAR confirms that. No goal.

73 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Goal?

Toney thinks he's scored for Brentford but the flag goes up.

Replays show the assistant referee has got it JUST right. Fine margins!

72 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Antony goes close

Damsgaard is also on for the hosts, as Rashford runs into another blind alley down the United left. Antony then curls one and it's not far away at all. That was classic Antony, cutting onto his left and trying to find the far corner.

70 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Mbeumo on

More last-ditch stuff from United, more Brentford pressure, largely in the form of corners. Wan-Bissaka turns this one away and then the corner comes in from the left and ends with an attempted overhead kick from Lewis-Potter. It's over the bar.

Bryan Mbeumo is about to make his entrance. Wissa is the man replaced.

68 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Martinez coming on

Here comes the next change, and it's a defensive one, with Lisandro Martinez set to replace Lindelof. It looks like the Swede is injured, he's been down clutching his hamstring. All the while United will shortly have a corner to defend. Because they've spent all game defending corners.

67 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

McTominay wide

McTominay takes a potshot on the run, but he's off balance and it goes well wide. How long before Ten Hag makes another change? A penny for Mason Mount's thoughts...

66 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Toney volley

Another minute, another Toney chance. This one is nearly a fine left-footed volley, but just goes over the crossbar. It seems like United are just waiting to concede.

65 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Fernandes frustration

Fernandes is waving his arms around, either in complaint at his United teammates or trying to motivate them. It's sometimes hard to discern which.

Brentford are on the front foot again, with Lewis Potter giving United the run-around. United have barely laid a glove on some of these Bees forwards.

63 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Brentford shots

*Gulps*

62 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Terrific Toney

Toney lays it off and then spins in behind. He's had the beating of United's defence all evening. That move ends with Lewis-Potter heading over from the back post.

Kobbie Mainoo of Manchester United in action with Yoane Wissa of Brentford

59 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Another close one for Wissa

Garnacho is the man replaced. The Argentinian has been some way off his best this evening. It's a straight swap on the right.

Wissa whizzes another shot just wide of target. That came from a punt up into the air into United's box, which they didn't deal with. And it might have clipped the woodwork.

58 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Antony coming on

Brentford are sitll piling the pressure onto United as Lewis-Potter's cross goes through a crowd and just beyond Onana's far post. The Cameroon goalkeeper's net has lived a charmed existence so far.

Antony is getting ready to come on.

56 MINS, 0-0DOMINIC BOOTH

Onana saves twice

That Hojlund chance came via a cute pass in between the Brentford defenders by Fernandes and Ten Hag holds his head in his hands, because the Dane should really have scored with his favoured left foot. A big moment.

Onana then makes a double save to keep it 0-0. It's all happening.

Manchester United's goalkeeper Andre Onana cuts out a cross during the Premier League match between Brentford and Manchester United