Brentford will be relieved to be back at home this weekend after a humiliating defeat at Anfield. The hosts have lost four of their past five league games, although three of them have been away from home, with the other being a 1-0 loss to champions Man City.
All promoted sides look forward to facing United at home, especially when the Red Devils are looking as fragile as they are right now. Ralf Rangnick's side lost a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Aston Villa on Saturday, revealing a rift in the camp.
Rangnick's mission when he took over appeared to be to rapidly organise the defence and lay the groundwork for future growth. The Red Devils have conceded a goal in each of their last four league games, indicating that this strategy has failed.
United has scored in each of their away games this season. Both teams have found the net on 70% of their trips. Given Brentford's looming danger, this is likely to continue this week.
In their ten home matches this season, the Bees have scored 12 times, with 11 different individuals scoring. While Ivan Toney should be able to score more than one league goal at home by January, the Bees' attacking options are compensating.
Manchester United has dropped seven of their previous 22 Premier League road games against newly promoted teams. That's a terrible track record for a team with United's ambitions.