SUPER Eagles of Nigeria midfielder Frank Onyeka was a late substitute today as his Brentford side defeated Manchester United 3-1 in their English Premier League clash at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Onyeka came on in the 81st minute for former Liverpool star Jordan Henderson and helped see out the victory for the Bees despite eight minutes of stoppage time.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes had a second-half penalty saved as Ruben Amorim’s side slipped to yet another Premier League defeat.
United were trying to fight their way back after Igor Thiago capitalised on some shambolic defending inside the first 20 minutes to give the home side a two-goal cushion.
Benjamin Sesko pulled one back with his first goal since making a £74m summer move from RB Leipzig.
Fernandes was given the chance to level when Bees captain Nathan Collins dragged former Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo back inside the box.
After a delay of almost five minutes, which included a video assistant referee (VAR) red card check against Collins and Brentford making two substitutions, Fernandes’ low effort was turned away by Caoimhin Kelleher.
Brentford sealed victory deep in stoppage time when Mathias Jensen drove a high shot past United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir from the edge of the area.
It means United have not won two successive league games under Amorim, who is coming up to a year in charge after replacing Erik ten Hag last October.
With the result, Manchester United and Brentford are on seven points from six matches, with the latter in 11th spot and former 13th ahead of other clubs’ weekend fixtures.