Red Devils head to Brentford with a malaise against mid-table clubs a concern
Ruben Amorim has a wretched Premier League record. Photo: Marc Atkins/Getty
It is Brentford next and Ruben Amorim ought to be aware that there is a punishment for Manchester United managers who lose to Brentford. Or there was for Erik ten Hag, anyway.
The Dutchman’s second game was a 4-0 reverse at the Gtech Stadium where the nasty numbers extended beyond the scoreline. Brentford ran 13.8km further than United. So the next day, and in a summer heatwave, Ten Hag made each of his players run 13.8km to compensate. And he, already in his fifties, did likewise.