Manchester United vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Ronaldo goal seals win
Manchester United 3-0 Brentford: Follow the reaction from Old Trafford as Ralf Rangnick’s side cruised to victory
Follow live reaction as Manchester United wrapped up their home campaign with a comfortable victory and improved performance against Brentford in the Premier League at Old Trafford.
Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring inside 10 minutes as he finished Anthony Elanga’s cross from the right, before Cristiano Ronaldo saw a second ruled out after Juan Mata was caught offside.
Ronaldo would not be denied a second time, however, as he won and then converted a second-half penalty to double United’s lead shortly after the hour with his 18th Premier League goal of the season.
Raphael Varane added a third late on as United cruised to victory and there were goodbyes for Mata and Nemanja Matic on what was their final appearances at Old Trafford.
The result moves United four points clear of West Ham in the fight for seventh place, although the Hammers have three games left to play compared to United’s two.
Follow all the action and updates as Manchester United face Brentford:
Man Utd 2 - 0 Brentford
70 mins: Nemanja Matic gets a round of applause from the Old Trafford crowd as he leaves the pitch for the final time as a Manchester United player. He’s leaving at the end of the season and has played his final game at Old Trafford. Fred comes on to replace him.
Man Utd 2 - 0 Brentford
67 mins: Ivan Toney takes the ball off Alex Telles and drills the ball into the box where Raphael Varane knocks it behind for a corner. The corner gets swung in by Eriksen but Ronaldo goes down and wins United a free kick.
Man Utd 2 - 0 Brentford
64 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 18th Premier League goal of the season for Man Utd.
GOAL! Man Utd 2 - 0 Brentford (Ronaldo, 61’)⚽️
61 mins: Ronaldo converts from the spot, Man Utd are back up to two!
Penalty to Man Utd!
Man Utd 1 - 0 Brentford
60 mins: Diogo Dalot slides a through ball down the right side of the pitch. Cristiano Ronaldo sprints across and shoulder Rico Henry off the ball. He carries it into the box and Henry responds by charging into him from behind and taking him down.
As clear as day.
Man Utd 1 - 0 Brentford
57 mins: Save! Brentford win a free kick about 25-yards out from goal an it’s Christian Eriksen who takes it. He smokes his effort around the wall and draws David De Gea into a leaping save to his left. The goalkeeper gets both hands to the shot and palms it wide of the far post.
Man Utd 1 - 0 Brentford
54 mins: Chance! Bruno Fernandes spots a gap in the Brentford back line as Kristoffer Ajer pushes too far forward. Juan Mata lays the ball off to Nemanja Matic who dinks it over the top and picks out Fernandes’ diagonal run into the box. He checks to the right and shoots back across the penalty area but his effort flies wide of the back post!
Man Utd 1 - 0 Brentford
51 mins: Off the woodwork! Diogo Dalot nicks the ball off Christian Eriksen and slides it up to Cristiano Ronaldo. Dalot continues his run into the box and Ronaldo knocks the ball back to him. He shoots but hits the sprawling David Raya. The ball loops up off the goalkeeper, hits the crossbar and bounces away!
The offside flag then goes up as Ronaldo was marginally in front of the Brentford defence but Raya didn’t know that and made a good save for the Bees.
Man Utd 1 - 0 Brentford
48 mins: A training ground move from Brentford sees Ivan Toney make a run around the back of the Man Utd line as Christian Eriksen floats a free kick over to him. He meets it on the volley but fires his effort wide of the near post.
Second half: Man Utd 1 - 0 Brentford
Kick off: Manchester United restart the match and send it over to the right side towards Bruno Fernandes. Mads Sorensen beats him to the ball and Brentford take over possession.
No changes in personnel at half-time from either manager.
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