After a trip to Turkey to face Fenerbahce and Jose Mourinho on Thursday, this is just the fixture United need. West Ham may have beaten Ipswich Town 4-1 in the final match before the international break but looked every bit as poor as the opening weeks when visiting Tottenham on Saturday.

Manchester United eased the pressure on coach Erik ten Hag with their first win in more than a month, a 2-1 victory over Brentford, while Aston Villa climbed to fourth in the Premier League standings by beating Fulham 3-1 on Saturday.

Manchester United ended their winless Premier League run with a 2-1 comeback victory over Brentford. Goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Højlund secured three crucial points, easing pressure on Erik ten Hag after a challenging start to the season.