McTominay became the hero when he scored two goals in stoppage time to help Man Utd win 2-1 against Brentford in round 8 of the Premier League.
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| Man Utd's joy burst after a surprising victory (Source: Getty). |
When the match between Man Utd and Brentford entered injury time, many viewers must have thought of a third consecutive loss for the "Red Devils".
However, the player who entered the field in the 87th minute, McTominay, changed the result with two shining moments. In the 90+3 minute, the Scottish midfielder equalized and in the 90+4 minute, he sealed a 2-1 victory for the Old Trafford team.
Entering the match against Brentford, Man Utd suffered a serious loss in defense when all three left-backs were injured, and the central defenders Varane and Martinez were also absent. Coach Ten Hag used Lindelof at left-back and the central defenders were Maguire and Evans, Amrabat was returned to the center of midfield.
Man Utd tried to put pressure after the opening whistle, the home team only controlled the ball more than the opponent, but the ability to organize the attack, the two teams were equal. The ability to block from a distance of the Amrabat - Casemiro duo was not really impressive, so Brentford also had no difficulty in finishing.
When the home team's attacks were still very weak, they unexpectedly conceded a goal. In the 26th minute, after Lindelof made a faltering block in the penalty area, Jensen quickly finished the ball low into the middle of the goal. Onana seemed to be out of sight so he dived slowly and was unable to block it.
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| Jessen celebrates after scoring (Source: Getty). |
Having conceded a goal, Man Utd rose up but they did not play as sharp as before. As soon as the second half began, coach Ten Hag began to adjust the personnel, starting with bringing Eriksen in to replace Casemiro in the 46th minute. After that, the Dutch strategist continuously increased the personnel for the attack, but Man Utd's play was still very lackluster.
Man Utd's attack was deadlocked, with players like Eriksen, Antony and Martial not helping the home team much. Brentford defended tightly in the second half, and the visitors also created a few dangerous counter-attacks, but Onana played solidly.
In the 87th minute, coach Ten Hag replaced Ambrabat with McTominay. In the 90th minute, a Brentford player scored an own goal but the goal was not counted for Man Utd due to offside.
Luck smiled on Man Utd in the 90+3 minute, the ball wandered around the visitors' penalty area, reaching McTominay's position. The Man Utd midfielder controlled the ball and neatly finished, sending the ball into the left corner of the goal to equalize 1-1.
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| McTominay headed the goal against Brentford (Source: Getty). |
Luck continued to smile on the "Red Devils" when McTominay once again shone. In the 90+7 minute, the Scottish midfielder headed the goal from the center of the penalty area after receiving a pass from center back Harry Maguire. McTominay's goal was scored in the extra time of the extra minutes because according to the initial announcement, the match only had 6 minutes of extra time.
McTominay's late goal gave Man Utd a 2-1 victory. Ten Hag's team got 3 more points, continuing to stand in 9th place in the rankings.
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