Cristiano Ronaldo was left frustrated during Manchester United's 3-1 win over Brentford in the Premier League as Ralf Rangnick's men went to within two points of West Ham in 4th.
Ronaldo returned to the starting XI to lead the line fo the Red Devils on the night. Apart from that, Rangnick stuck to the same line-up that drew 2-2 against Aston Villa last time out.
Brentford started off the game strongly, with Mattias Jensen, Christian Norgaard and Vitaly Janelt all coming close to scoring for Thomas Frank's side. Norgaard in particular spurned a great opportunity to open the scoring in the 15th minute. Jensen and Janelt also came close to scoring towards the end of the half but both teams went into half-time deadlocked at 0-0.
Manchester United came out much the stronger side in the second-half as Cristiano Ronaldo saw his header loop onto the crossbar. The Portuguese superstar had been rather quiet up to this point in the game as the Brentford defenders did a good job of marking the forward.
The Red Devils' pressure finally paid off in the 55th minute as Anthony Elanga latched onto Fred's through ball to score his first goal of the season. Following the goal, Rangick's side upped their tempo as they looked to finish off the game.
Mason Greenwood soon doubled their lead as he finished off a clinical counter-attack after being set up by Bruno Fernandes. The game was over as a contest at this point as Brentford looked crestfallen after two quick-fire goals. Their misery was then compounded as Fernandes played through Marcus Rashford to make it 3-0 in the 77th minute and wrap up the game for the Red Devils.
Brentford did have time to grab a consolation goal in the 85th minute, courtesy of Ivan Toney. However, Manchester United picked up all three points in what was a crucial game for Ralf Rangnick's men.
Cristiano Ronaldo not happy with being subbed off by Manchester United boss Rangnick
Cristiano Ronaldo was brought off for Harry Maguire in the 71st minute of the game, following the two quick goals by Manchester United. However, the forward looked shocked when he saw the board show his number. The forward was visibly angry and threw his jacket on the floor before taking a seat in the dugout.
Ronaldo's tally in the Premier League remains at eight goals in 17 appearances for United. With that being said, here are the best reactions from Manchester United's win against Brentford:
