Manchester United 3-0 Brentford: Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes on target as hosts ease past Bees

Manchester United ease past Brentford with a comfortable 3-0 victory in their final Premier League home game of the season. United produced one of their best attacking displays in recent memory in Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic's final home game against the Bees with goals from Bruno Fernandes. Cristiano Ronaldo from the spot and Raphael Varane proving the difference.

Ad/> The result means United have closed the gap on fifth-placed Tottenham to three points with only two away games at Brighton and Crystal Palace left to play. For Brentford, meanwhile, Thomas Frank's side remain in 14th on 40 points. Premier League'He's got my phone number' — Rangnick says Ten Hag can call him anytime10 HOURS AGO Brentford started confidently but it was United who went in front inside the opening ten minutes.

Diogo Dalot's lofted ball up the right flank found Anthony Elanga who cut the ball back for Fernandes to score his first United goal in 11 matches and his 50th for the club. /> Ivan Toney came close to an equaliser in the 21st minute when he headed just over David de Gea's bar ten minutes before Mata almost extended United's lead with a driven shot juts wide of David Raya's left post. And it looked as though Mata had turned provider for a Ronaldo goal in the 44th minute when he squared across on the counter-attack for the Portugal international to tap in, but VAR ruled it out as the 37-year-old had strayed just offside.