Manchester United 2-2 Brentford: Bryan Mbuemo grabs a draw for the Premier League new boys after Andreas Pereira netted a SCREAMER on a night of stunning goals at Old Trafford following Shandon Baptiste and Anthony Elanga’s early volleys
- Manchester United drew with Premier League new boys Brentford in a friendly
- Anthony Elanga opened the scoring for the Red Devils with an acrobatic volley
- Shandon Baptiste then equalised for the Bees with his own outrageous effort
- Andreas Pereira netted the goal of the night with a blistering strike from distance
- Substitute Bryan Mbeumo ensured Brentford left Old Trafford with a fine finish
Andreas Pereira scored an outrageous volley as Manchester United and Brentford continued their preparations for the new Premier League season with a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer named a relatively strong starting line-up from those available to him at present as they had to work hard to beat the Premier League new boys in front of 30,000 fans at Old Trafford.
Playing in a front four with Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Mason Greenwood, it was Anthony Elanga who opened the scoring for the Red Devils with a fine volley.
Bryan Mbeumo came off the bench to score a late equaliser as Man United drew with Brentford
The French winger beat Diogo Dalot to the ball before curling an effort past Tom Heaton
On a night of fine goals, Andreas Pereira volleyed United 2-1 in front with an outrageous strike
Midfielder Pereira wheels away to celebrate with the 30,000 fans in attendance at Old Trafford
Aaron Wan-Bissaka picked out the 19-year-old inside the box and Elanga adjusted his body before firing a superb low effort past a helpless David Raya in the Brentford goal.
Elanga continued his fine pre-season form and gave a performance that showed he could be an option for Solskjaer in and around the first-team squad this season.
The Bees were only behind for eight minutes though as they made the most of some unconvincing United defending at a set piece.
The hosts failed to clear a corner and the loose ball dropped to Shandon Baptiste, who smashed the ball with the outside of his left foot and saw his effort fly into the back of the net off the woodwork.
United controlled the game for large periods in the first half and both Lingard and Greenwood wasted good chances.
Ivan Toney, Brentford’s talisman, was also inches away from giving them the lead just before the interval when Tariqe Fosu’s low cross was just too far in front of him.
But United restored their lead in the 50th minute when Pereira ran onto a floated clearance and smashed a volley into the top corner.
It smacked the woodwork on its way past Raya and was reminiscent of Paul Scholes’ incredible goal at Aston Villa in 2006.
Anthony Elanga opened the scoring with an acrobatic volley from Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross
Elanga continued his fine pre-season form as he tries to get regular first-team football
Shandon Baptiste equalised with his own emphatic strike, a left-footed volley from distance
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side kick off the new Premier League campaign at home to Leeds
United were not able to hold on for victory though and let the lead slip away for the second time on the night.
Substitute Bryan Mbeumo ensured Brentford left Old Trafford with a draw when he got to the ball ahead of Diogo Dalot, chopped back onto his left foot and curled the ball beautifully into the far corner.
United continue their pre-season at Championship side Preston on Saturday while Brentford are back in action against West Ham on the same day.
Relive all the action as it happened at Old Trafford with Sportsmail’s MAX WINTERS here.
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