Manchester United can take a giant step towards securing a place in the Champions League for next season with a win at home to Brentford on Monday.
United start in third and victory will move them 11 points clear of sixth-placed Brighton with four games remaining. The top five finishers will play in Europe’s top-tier competition in 2026/27.
Brentford are unlikely to prove easy opponents. Keith Andrews has done a fantastic job in his first season as a head coach and the Bees remain in contention for Europa League qualification.
“We want to approach this game in a very similar way to how we approach every game,” said Andrews.
“We’re very aware of [United’s] strengths… they’ve got some magnificent players who we need to try to keep quiet.
“It’s an amazing game for us. I said this to the players: we’ve got three brilliant away games – United, City [on May 9] and Liverpool [on May 24] – and two London derbies at home against West Ham [on May 2] and Crystal Palace [date TBC].
“We’ve put ourselves in a good position but we’re not content with where we are and we want to keep pushing.”
Where to watch Manchester United v Brentford: TV and online streams
Kick-off on Monday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.
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Visit the Premier League’s site for a full list of international broadcasters.
Stats for Manchester United v Brentford
- Manchester United have lost their last two league games against Brentford, which is more defeats than they suffered in their previous 11 against them (W8 D2 L1)
- This is United’s sixth Premier League game played on a Monday this season, which is their most on the day during a single campaign since 1995/96 (also 6), last playing more in 1992/93 (7)
- Since losing 1-0 at home to Everton in November, United have scored in 21 consecutive Premier League matches – their longest scoring run since Alex Ferguson retired, last scoring in that many in a row between November 2012 and April 2013 (23)
- They could suffer consecutive home league defeats for the first time since May 2025
- Bruno Fernandes has 18 Premier League assists this season for United, with only three players ever creating more goals in a single season: Thierry Henry in 2002/03 for Arsenal (20), Kevin De Bruyne in 2019/20 for Manchester City (20) and Mesut Ozil in 2015/16 for Arsenal (19)
- Brentford could complete the league double over Manchester United for the second time, previously doing so during the 1936/37 top-flight campaign, when the Red Devils were relegated
- The last team to have a longer run of draws than Brentford (5) in the division were Manchester City in October/November 2009 (7)
- Since losing 2-0 at home to Brighton and Hove Albion in February, Brentford haven’t trailed for a single minute in the Premier League across six matches, last going seven in a row without falling behind between November and February of the 2022/23 season
- Caoimhin Kelleher has nine Premier League clean sheets for Brentford this season. The last Republic of Ireland goalkeeper to reach double figures for clean sheets in a season was Shay Given in 2009/10 for Man City (10)
- Of the teams not to have already been relegated from this season’s Premier League, only Newcastle and Fulham (9 each) have lost more away games in the 2025/26 division than Brentford (8)
