United came back firing after the break, though, with Alejandro Garnacho volleying home the leveller from Marcus Rashford’s cross. Rasmus Hojlund then got the winner with a deft finish and his first goal of the season. It was a desperately needed win and feel-good afternoon for Ten Hag.

Manchester United came back from a halftime deficit to beat Brentford with a controlling second half and a 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Using a perceived injustice over Brentford's opening goal as fuel, Erik ten Hag's Manchester United wrote their own tale