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One of nan astir joyous things astir shot is really miserable it makes almost everyone – Arsenal, for example, are apical of nan array and successful nan semi-finals of nan Champions League, yet there’s nary consciousness anyone connected pinch them is enjoying immoderate of it.
Unusually, though, some tonight’s clubs are beautiful happy pinch life. United person adjacent capable secured Champions League shot for adjacent play and, since Michael Carrick took complete from Ruben Amorim, nary broadside has won much points nor scored much goals. For nan first clip successful a agelong time, talk of a title situation doesn’t sound ridiculous.
Brentford, meanwhile, looked relegation favourites successful August, losing immoderate of their champion players and their head too. But Keith Andrews has guided them superbly specified that they now beryllium eighth successful nan table, and person each chance of securing European shot for nan first clip successful their history.
And make nary mistake, they’ll travel to Old Trafford to win. It won’t person escaped Andrews’ attraction really overmuch United struggled pinch Leeds’ physicality this clip past week and, though tonight’s probable centre-back business will beryllium amended capable to header pinch unit of that sort, Brentford are amended astatine applying it.
Which is to opportunity that, pinch some teams committed to onslaught and needing points but not nether pressure, this should beryllium a batch of nosy – unless 1 of football’s overarching truths decides to nan contrary.
Kick-off: 8pm BST
