Bend By Brentford, Manchester United's Worst Start In 101 Years

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JAKARTA - The defeat against Brentford made Manchester United (MU) record the worst start in the history of the Premier League's highest caste in 101 years.

Manchester United lost 0-4 while playing the second week of the 2022/2023 English Premier League in the away match to the Brentford Gtech Community Stadium headquarters, on Saturday, August 13.

It was the second defeat for the Red Devils in two games at the start of the season. Previously, they also went home empty-handed in the first week after being beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 at Old Trafford.

The two defeats made Erik Ten Hag's team occupy the bottom of the current standings. It is the first time they have been bottom of the table in three decades since the Premier League era began in 1992.

In that three-decade period, the defeat against Brentford was not the only one of their worst defeats. They have been embarrassed by Chelsea with a score of 0-5 in 1999 and a 4-1 defeat at home to Liverpool in 2009.

Then the 1-6 defeat to Manchester City in 2011 which was very painful. Then the defeat with the same score when playing at home against Tottenham Hotspur in 2020.

In addition, less surprising, but equally embarrassing, were the 0-5 defeat at home to Liverpool at Old Trafford last October and the 0-4 loss to the same team four months ago.

However, the loss in that time frame was not so bad when compared to the defeat against Brentfort. The reason is, this team is not a team with star-studded players like other Red Devils competitors in the Premier League.

Going down by four goals in the 35th minute in just the second game of the season is unbelievable and unacceptable. This nightmare is likely to continue.

The reason is, the next week Cristiano Ronaldo and his friends faced a tougher opponent. They will host Liverpool at Old Trafford on Tuesday, August 23.