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Jack Dawson

Mon 27 April 2026 21:55, UK

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Manchester United closed in on Champions League qualification with a 2-1 victory over Brentford on Monday.

After a dominant start, Casemiro nodded the hosts in front with a brilliant header 11 minutes in.

While the Bees had a host of chances after the opener to equalise, they were unable to find the next before Benjamin Sesko doubled Man United’s lead just before the break.

In the second half, Brentford did manage to pull a goal back through Mathias Jensen, but it was too little, too late from the visitors as the hosts held on to secure the three points.

Now, Football Insider has rated each of the players in what was an entertaining Man United victory.

Bruno Fernandes shines for Man United

Once again, Bruno Fernandes proved to be the creative spark for Man United.

On the hunt for the assist record in the Premier League, the captain was not short of creating chances for his teammates.

The attacking midfielder was a constant threat going forward and was awarded for his work with yet another assist.

Fernandes was arguably unlucky not to provide more in what was a dominant performance from the Portugal international.

Now just one assist away from matching the Premier League record in a single campaign, the attacking midfielder is well on track to write himself in the history books going into the final four matches.

Amad Diallo disappoints vs Brentford

Football Insider exclusively revealed that Amad Diallo has no intentions of leaving Man United in the summer, as he continues to remain a first-teamer under Michael Carrick.

However, his performance against Brentford did little to prove that he should be a starter.

Getting the job done 👊

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 27, 2026

The winger missed a golden opportunity to open the scoring early on after Kobbie Mainoo’s fantastic run.

When he finally found the net in the first half, he strayed well offside, which caused it to be disallowed.

Eventually, Diallo was brought off at half-time in what was a disappointing display from the attacker.

Man United player ratings vs Brentford

• Senne Lammens – 7/10
• Luke Shaw – 6/10
• Ayden Heaven – 6/10
• Harry Maguire – 7/10
• Diogo Dalot – 6/10
• Kobbie Mainoo – 8/10
• Casemiro – 8/10
• Bryan Mbeumo – 5/10
• Bruno Fernandes – 9/10
• Amad Diallo – 5/10
• Benjamin Sesko – 8/10

Substitutes

• Noussair Mazraoui (on for Diallo, 46’) – 6/10
• Leny Yoro (on for Shaw, 73’) – n/a
• Mason Mount (on for Mbeumo, 73’) – n/a
• Joshua Zirkzee (on for Sesko, 88′) – n/a