‘Putting the club on his back’ – Manchester United star singled out for praise against Brentford
Last Updated: January 20, 2022 2:46 pm
Man United lacking inspiration
Manchester United continued their lacklustre Premier League form in the first-half of their clash with Brentford at the Community Stadium.
An action-packed opening 2️⃣0️⃣ minutes at Brentford 👊#MUFC | #BREMUN pic.twitter.com/X6Cwj3mLDT
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 19, 2022
The Red Devils, coming into the game with just one point from their last two games, were second best for much of the first 45 minutes, with Brentford very unlucky not to go into the break ahead.
However, with the second-half to come, a win and three much-needed points are still a possibility for Ralf Rangnick and co.
Man United fans react to De Gea performance
And now, Manchester United fans have taken to social media in their droves to make their appreciation for their no.1 clear after another fine first-half, which kept his side in the affair.
Safe to say, they didn’t hold back:
De Gea putting this club on his back this season❤️
— 10Hag🇳🇱 (@Sparks63__) January 19, 2022
De Gea is Man Utd best player in the last 10 years!! Nobody comes close!!! Omooooooo see as he’s saving goalsss!!!
— WEBSITE & App Developer™👨🏽💻 (@iamAbiodunAA) January 19, 2022
DE GEA YESS WHAT A SAVE
— Michael🇮🇪 (@Utd_Miichael) January 19, 2022
Rangnick shaking his head. #mufc indebted to De Gea again.
— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) January 19, 2022
De gea is unbelievable
— Goldenfucknbo¥ (@Somt0chi) January 19, 2022
De Gea is the only reason we are not in relegation zone
— Deezed (@Abdurrahmerhn) January 19, 2022
De Gea not human.
— MannySZN (@dfwmanny) January 19, 2022
David de gea is the best keeper in the world and it’s not even close
— David Gannon (@Gannon134) January 19, 2022
Manchester United have been thoroughly rotten but, thanks to David De Gea & Brentford’s failure to take their chances, they are somehow still in this game. Awful from them so far.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) January 19, 2022
We’d actually be in the relegation zone without De Gea this season. Unbelievable goalkeeper
— Nick Briggs (@N1ckBr1ggs) January 19, 2022
Brentford should be at least 2 up. De Gea is on a madness #BREMUN
— Shaun Bradshaw © (@bradderz2212) January 19, 2022
David De Gea once again saving United’s blushes!
— PainInTheArsenal (@ArsenalPain) January 19, 2022
De gea keeping us in this
— UtdRyan (@Labilechester) January 19, 2022
What would we do without @D_DeGea pic.twitter.com/Vq5hakshBq
— Linda ❤🔴⚪⚫❤ (@LindyLoo28) January 19, 2022
De Gea is the best keeper in the Prem.
— LFC’s psycho chick😘 (@timi_zaatari) January 19, 2022
I reiterate – Luis Enrique has to take David de Gea to the World Cup.
— Ago 🇸🇳🇨🇲 (@agobakwe_m) January 19, 2022
De Gea again!
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) January 19, 2022
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This article was edited by Conor Laird.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 37 | 72 | 90 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 37 | 66 | 89 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 42 | 70 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 24 | 68 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 37 | 9 | 66 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 37 | 11 | 56 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37 | -3 | 51 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 36 | 0 | 48 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | -4 | 48 |
| 11 | Brentford FC | 37 | -7 | 46 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 37 | -19 | 46 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 4 | 45 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 36 | -1 | 44 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 37 | -21 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 36 | -20 | 36 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 37 | -38 | 35 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 36 | -18 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 37 | -42 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 37 | -56 | 22 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 14 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 13 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 13 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 11 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 11 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 10 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 10 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 11 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 10 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 10 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Rudiger, Antonio | Chelsea FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 8 |
| James, Daniel | Leeds United | 1 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 8 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
