‘They could pull this off’ – Merson makes prediction for ‘hard game’ for Man Utd against Brentford

Paul Merson has made his prediction for Monday night’s game at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Brentford.

Man Utd go into this game in terrible form. They have only won one of their last seven games across all competitions.

Their only win in this stretch came against bottom-placed Norwich City. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as they won 3-2.

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Ralf Rangnick’s side drew against Chelsea last time out. After Arsenal and Tottenham won on Sunday, United are eight points adrift of the top four.

Brentford meanwhile have fared well after being promoted to the Premier League. They sit on 40 points after 34 games and they are eight points clear of the bottom three.

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The Bees were beaten 3-1 by Man Utd when the sides met earlier this season. Merson thinks they will draw 2-2 at Old Trafford:

“Manchester United have more immediate concerns, however, and this’ll be a hard game for them,” Merson told Sportskeeda.

“The way Brentford have been playing, they could pull this off. Who would’ve thought this was possible one, two, or ten years ago?

“Brentford are going to go out there expecting to win this game. They’ll have a go