Follow live coverage as Brentford face Manchester United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Focusing on Premier League matters for the moment, Man United are currently in the midst of a five-game winless run in the top flight, last enjoying domestic success back on March 16, when goals from Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes sealed a comfortable victory at Leicester City.

Under Ruben Amorim, United have stumbled into a perilous scrap near the foot of the table—without a league win in five, and teetering just one place above the relegation trapdoor. A team used to chasing trophies now finds itself chasing form, dignity and a season’s salvage in west London.