Erik ten Hag must answer vital Manchester United questions vs Brentford

Erik ten Hag has some thinking to do to bounce back from a disappointing midweek defeat ahead of Manchester United's Premier League clash against Brentford.

After accepting responsibility for United's surprising 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray on Tuesday night, his squad selection has come under some criticism. It was an evening focused on individuals at opposite ends of the pitch for opposite reasons - both recruited by the Dutchman in the summer.

A glaring individual error ultimately swung the tie in the Turkish side's favour after Andre Onana's horror passing error forced Casemiro to bring down Dries Mertens in the box, with the Brazilian seeing red to add insult to injury. Despite Mauro Icardi failing to dispatch the penalty they took advantage of their extra man with Icardi lobbing a stranded Onana just three minutes later.

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Having seemingly replaced world-renowned shot-stopper David De Gea with a more technical ball player in Onana, it is ironic that the Cameroonian has made back-to-back errors that cover both those areas of the goalkeeping spectrum.

Anyone who watched Inter Milan's European run last season knows there is a quality goalkeeper in Onana - as they say, form is temporary and class is permanent. It would be a surprise to see Ten Hag lose his faith in one of his marquee summer signings ahead of the Brentford game, although the option of Altay Bayindir will be waiting in the ranks for his first opportunity.

For the first 70 minutes, it wasn't all doom and gloom. The Reds led the game on two occasions thanks to individual brilliance at the opposite end of the