Thomas Frank has warned his Brentford side that this will be the toughest game of their season so far as they head to Old Trafford with European football still in their grasp.
The two sides have since enjoyed excellent campaigns, with the Bees currently occupying 7th place and the final spot for European football next season, while Erik ten Hag’s side have already banked the Carabao Cup and are on the hunt for a top 4 finish to bring Champions League football back to Old Trafford.
Having thrashed United 4-0 in the reverse fixture at the beginning of the season, Frank warned that “I think we are potentially going into the most difficult game of the season with everything taken into consideration.”
“We are going away to the biggest away ground, lots of fans, the biggest crowd, against a side who are more stable. Erik ten Hag and his staff have done a very good job”, he added.
Here’s how we expect the Bees to line up for the clash, and the latest injury news from the Community stadium.
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Frank will be without either Keane Lewis Potter or Vitaly Janelt for the clash through injury.
Also out is Kristoffer Ajer, with the defender another that is touch and go to play again this season. ‘He’s got a minor injury, a calf injury. Hopefully, we are aiming for him to be back this season’, Frank revealed.
Midfielder Frank Onyeka will also miss out with a ‘minor, minor (hamstring) injury’, he added.
Shandon Baptiste will be available again, however, having served a suspension after being sent off for two yellow card offences before the international break,
