Dubai Dubai. Alejandro Garnacho scored with a superb volley as Manchester United beat Brentford 2-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday. The Argentina international scored from a tight angle from Marcus Rashford's cross just after halftime It sparked a comeback and Rasmus Højlund scored the winning goal to give United their third win in the league and ease the pressure on manager Eric Ten Hag. “You can see the togetherness and the fighting spirit in this team,” Ten Hag said. “And today we added some determination to score goals and that's what we needed.”Aston Villa strengthened their position at the top by beating Fulham 3-1. Brighton were three points behind after a 1–0 win at Newcastle. Tottenham scored three times in eight minutes in a 4–1 win over West Ham.
United were recovering from their worst start to the season in the Premier League era and in Saturday's game it looked like another disappointing day for Ten Hag, who was left fuming when Ethan Pinnock scored in first-half extra time. Opened the scoring for Brentford in controversial circumstances. United defender Matthijs de Ligt was ordered off the field to seek medical attention after bleeding from the head following the collision. This left the home team one man short as Brentford prepared to take a corner and Pinnock fired a header across the line in the fifth minute of extra time. United responded quickly after the break with a goal from Garnacho in the 47th minute. Højlund scored the winning goal in the 62nd minute, beating Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flecken. “We don't score enough, we're not clinical enough. But today we scored two great goals,” Ten Hag said. “It's only one victory, but it can help us.”
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