Manchester United will be bidding to take another huge step towards securing Champions League football for next season when they welcome Brentford to Old Trafford on Monday night. United can wrap up a place in the Top 4 with six points from their remaining five matches, and a win over the Bees would go a long way in taking the pressure off with rivals Liverpool coming to town next weekend.
The Red Devils are third in the Premier League table, eight points ahead of sixth-placed Brighton & Hove Albion
with a game in hand, while Brentford are ninth, one point behind seventh-placed Bournemouth heading towards the final straight.
The 20-time English champions picked up a huge three points away to Chelsea last time out, with Matheus Cunha’s first-half goal securing a 1-0 victory, and the team have now been victorious in eight of their 12 matches since Michael Carrick’s arrival as head coach.
Man United will face Liverpool, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Brighton in their final four league games of the season, and it is then a big summer ahead, with as many as five first-team players potentially arriving to boost the squad for 2026-27.
The Red Devils have actually lost their last two matches against Brentford, although they recorded a 2-1 victory over the Bees in the corresponding match last term.
Another victory on Monday night would strengthen Carrick’s case of securing the job on a long-term basis, but a defeat would leave the team looking over their shoulder ahead of a huge battle with the reigning champions Liverpool next weekend.
United could welcome Leny Yoro back into their squad on Monday night, as the injury that kept the Frenchman out of the Chelsea match was only a minor one.
Matthijs de Ligt remains a long-term absentee with a back issue, while Patrick Dorgu is still not ready to return, although the Denmark international is in the latter stages of his recovery process from a hamstring issue.
Lisandro Martinez is still suspended, but Harry Maguire has now served his two-game ban, and the expectation is that the Englishman will start on Monday.
Ayden Heaven could keep his spot in the side off the back of his strong performance against Chelsea, but there could be a change in the final third of the field, with Amad Diallo potentially replacing Benjamin Sesko in the starting side.
There hasn’t been much of an update yet, but Bryan Mbeumo did leave the match against Chelsea last week with an injury, so he may be one to watch for a change as well.
Premier League Schedule
It’s an evening kickoff in the UK, which means a 3 p.m. kickoff on the East Coast of the U.S.
Premier League Channel
The match is on Sky Sports Premier League in the UK. Those Stateside can watch on NBC Sports streaming or the USA channel. For Spanish language coverage, tune into Telemundo. In Canada, it’s on DAZN and Fubo.
Everyone else, head on over to LiveSoccerTV to find your viewing options.
Predicted Lineup
Manchester United possible starting lineup: Lammens; Dalot, Heaven, Maguire, Shaw; Mainoo, Casemiro; Amad, Fernandes, Cunha; Mbeumo
