Manchester United secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Brentford in their last home game of the 2021-22 Premier League season at Old Trafford on Monday, 2 March.

Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane got on the scoresheet as the beleaguered Red Devils snapped their three-game winless run in the league with a routine victory.
Meanwhile, Thomas Frank's Brentford missed the chance to temporarily leapfrog Newcastle United into tenth place in the league table. The Bees now find themselves in 14th place with 40 points from 35 games.
Red Devils end winless league run with easy win over Brentford
Manchester United, who were coming off defeats to rivals Liverpool and Arsenal as well as a draw to Chelsea, were barely stretched by newly promoted Brentford. Rangnick's side enjoyed 65 percent possession and put five of their nine shots on target, while Brentford had 12 attempts but could only hit the goal with four of them.
Fernandes opened the scoring in the ninth minute before a second-half penalty from Ronaldo and a rare set-piece goal from Varane sealed the deal. The win took Ralf Rangnick's men to 58 points from 36 games and helped them tighten their grip on sixth place.
However, qualification to next season's UEFA Champions League seems beyond reach for the Red Devils, who trail fourth-placed Arsenal by five points despite having played two more games than Mikel Arteta's side. On that note, here are five talking points from a one-sided affair at Old Trafford.
#5 Old Trafford bids goodbye to Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata

Monday's fixture was Manchester United's final home game of the 2021-22 season. The game saw interim boss Ralf Rangnick hand starts to Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata, two veterans who have operated in peripheral roles this campaign.
Matic, who joined United from Chelsea for £40 million in 2017, recently announced his decision to leave the Red Devils at the end of the ongoing campaign. The 33-year-old Serbian defensive midfielder is under contract until 2023 but will end his United tenure without winning a major trophy. The game against Brentford was the 187th outing of his Red Devils career.
Spanish attacking midfielder Juan Mata also arrived from the Blues for £40 million in 2014. The 34-year-old has made 283 appearances for the Red Devils, scoring 51 goals and providing 47 assists. Mata has won four trophies during his time in Manchester - an FA Cup, a Carabao Cup, a Europa League triumph and a Community Shield. He is out of contract this summer and is not expected to be offered a new deal.
The duo received warm applause from the Old Trafford faithful after they were subbed off in what was most probably their last home appearance for the club.
#4 Bruno Fernandes reaches landmark for Manchester United
27-year-old Portuguese attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes scored the opening goal of the night after tucking in Anthony Elanga's cross early in the game. It was Fernandes' 50th goal for Manchester United and came in his 124th game for the club.
He also has 39 assists to his name and has been the Red Devils' most consistent performer since arriving from Sporting Lisbon for £56.7 million in January 2020. It was also Fernandes' 10th goal of the 2021-22 campaign, which means he has hit double figures for goals in each of his three seasons since arriving in England.
#3 Raphael Varane scores his first goal for the Red Devils
The Red Devils' signing of 29-year-old French centre-back Raphael Varane from Real Madrid for £36 million last summer was considered a stroke of brilliance at the time. However, the move has not yielded the desired results.
Injuries and fitness issues have restricted Varane to 28 appearances this season, of which 21 have come in the Premier League. Meanwhile, United have failed to win a trophy and have conceded 52 league goals, the second-worst defensive record in the top-half of the table, behind Newcastle United in 10th place (56).
However, the Frenchman turned in an assured display against Brentford and finally scored his first goal for the Red Devils by tucking in a corner-kick. The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner's excellent record for France and Real Madrid is a testament to his quality and United fans will hope he can kick on next season.
#2 Brentford's four-game unbeaten league run comes to an end
Brentford and Thomas Frank are enjoying a decent 2021-22 season after securing promotion to the top flight in the previous campaign. Things are tight in the bottom half of the league table as just two points separate Southampton in 15th and Leicester City in 11th.
Coming to Old Trafford, the Bees were on a strong four-game unbeaten run that included a 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last month. Brentford had also beaten West Ham United and held Tottenham Hotspur to a draw in recent weeks. However, they were completely outclassed by Rangnick's Red Devils on Monday and saw their streak broken by the hosts.
Nonetheless, the Bees' safety is all but certain and they will look to kick on next season.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo makes it three goals in three games
Despite Manchester United's failure to win their last two games (a 2-1 loss to Arsenal and a 1-1 draw at Chelsea), Cristiano Ronaldo's impressive individual displays saw him find the net in both fixtures. The Portuguese superstar scored three goals in three games after dispatching a second-half penalty against Brentford.
More impressively, the 37-year-old won the penalty himself after displaying terrific strength to bully Rico Henry off the ball. With United set to miss out on next season's UEFA Champions League, questions have been raised over Ronaldo's willingness to continue at Old Trafford beyond this season.
But for now, the talismanic forward continues to bang them in and has netted 24 goals in 38 games for a struggling Red Devils team.
baobcdelpz
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Against worst team
Shutup.brentford got Chelsea beaten at home 4-1. Same as Frankfurt r a small team
MCLBOSS2021
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But u lost convincingly against Arsenal
with a bit VARsenal robbery
ledamnpruy
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Juan Mata is great
Maubkly
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wow
Pawblnpstu
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Ramosh(League 1 Champion), Benjama, Marcelo, Modric, Kroos, Bale are LaLiga Champions) Unlucky Ronaldo No Individual or Team trophy
But cr7 scored 18 goal Which Messi will score 4+4+4+4+4=20 gaol in 5 season And then he became more goal’s scorer then Ronaldo 😄😄😄
Pawblnpstu
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no EPL no top 4, the only thing Ronaldo deserve stubborn Salah is sitting on it 🤣😂🤣😂
Jealous expired fans 😄😄
Pawblnpstu
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even Google knows who the GOAT is.
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But actually cr7 is goat Messi is eiber goat Goat score every ware every palaces Not only Spain
fizbizzie
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even Google knows who the GOAT is.
kateperry1
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p
Necadkrt
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Against worst team
mancdiky
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crying for your cr5 inside the box score fuking people everywhere
Juaeotuyz
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Manchester United enjoy the honey
kateperry1
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no EPL no top 4, the only thing Ronaldo deserve stubborn Salah is sitting on it 🤣😂🤣😂
Ebubechukwu1996
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maguire killed this team too many errors from beginning of the season
losbdstuz
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Juan Is The Man.
yioainps
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Matic out😭😭😭😭😭😭Love
yioainps
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Mata out😭😭😭😭Love
Monger10
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Ramosh(League 1 Champion), Benjama, Marcelo, Modric, Kroos, Bale are LaLiga Champions) Unlucky Ronaldo No Individual or Team trophy
Monger10
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One talking point as Red Devils secure comfortable win is coz they has no fear of anything. (No fear of League Title, Top 4, Champion League, FA Cup and EFL cup or European League)
fizzbizzie
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The only talking point is the manager hasn't been adventurous enough... He only gave those lads gametime cos it's probably the last home game for most of them... And of course if the midfield can be consistent we can see that the attack can get goals and the defence clean sheet
Lien_Meizap
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Don't involve man city in your woes you haven't recovered yet
😂You absolutely nailed it with your reply...thanks for acknowledging our woes...
Hukeilmpz
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tl
ManUnited-Red
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Messi fans crying as usual 😹😹😹
niccnrtz
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MANU FAN
ruobcenptu
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LOVE
fizbdknt
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whenever Maguire not playing be always won the game
But u lost convincingly against Arsenal
onlum
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whenever Maguire not playing be always won the game
norriske
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Man City is a small club
Don't involve man city in your woes you haven't recovered yet
UgodonFabulous
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Red devils really played like the devil they are
Zoro1230
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Man City is a small club