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Gary Neville tore into Manchester United after they conceded four times during an abysmal first half against Brentford.
Erik ten Hag watched his side labour to a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Brighton at Old Trafford last week and was left under no illusion as to the size of the rebuilding job that faces him.
The Dutchman responded by sticking to his guns for the trip to London, picking a team that, on paper, looked as though it would struggle to compete physically with their opponents.
And so it transpired as two errors from David de Gea gifted early goals to Josh Dasilva and Mathias Jensen, before Ben Mee summed up the mismatch, overpowering Lisandro Martinez to head home a third.
Shell-shocked Erik ten Hag,’ said Neville. ‘If you’d have said to me before the game Brentford would score off a set-piece I’d say yes, I absolutely think they will…
