Brentford Benefited from De Ligt’s Leaky Head, Ten Hag Angry and Misunderstanding the Referee

Man United coach, Erik ten Hag, was angry and misunderstood the referee’s decision when Brentford benefited from Matthijs de Ligt’s leaky head.

Manchester United hosted Brentford at Old Trafford in the 2024-2025 Premier League, Saturday (10/19/2024) evening WIB.With a five-match winless streak in all competitive events, Man United had to fall behind first when the first half was about to end.

Mikkel Damsgaard’s corner kick was maximized by Ethan Pinnock in the 45+5 minute.

The goal made Brentford lead 1-0 over Man United at halftime.Man United were then able to turn the score

Although they were able to win the comeback, the duel against The Bees left controversy for Man United.

Especially in the process of Brentford’s goal scored by Pinnock.

The reason is, Brentford was in an advantageous condition when they were about to take a corner kick.Man United was not in complete condition because their defender, Matthijs de Ligt, was asked to leave the field by referee Samuel Barrott.

That left Man United with only 10 players on the field when facing Brentford’s corner kick.

Referee Samuel Barrott “forced” Matthijs de Ligt to the sidelines to get medical treatment.

Previously, De Ligt had an incident with bleeding on the crown of his head when clashing with Brentford player Kevin Schade.

The camera showed part of Schade’s knee hitting De Ligt’s crown who was trying to block the ball with a header.

The moment occurred when the match had just entered the 10th minute.

Brentford Benefited from De Ligt’s Leaky Head, Ten Hag Angry and Misunderstanding the Referee

De Ligt then received medical treatment on the field as fresh blood came out of his head.

He was then led to the sidelines to receive further treatment.

, Brentford’s goal was born which made De Ligt and Van Nistelrooy caught on camera angry with the fourth official.

Erik ten Hag himself questioned the intention of referee Samuel Barrott who told De Ligt to the sidelines.

“It was dried blood so he was treated for the injury,” Ten Hag said, quoted by BolaSport.com from ESPN.

“I don’t understand why he had to be taken off.”

“I went to Matthijs and he said it was dried blood and he had to come off, he didn’t know why.”It was acorners and you lose one of

Despite the incident, Man United breathed a sigh of relief because they were able to secure three points at home.

The former Bayern Munich and Ajax defender did play without a bandage on his head.

Many Man United supporters praised De Ligt’s actions and appearance with his bleeding head on social media.

Brentford Benefited from De Ligt’s Leaky Head, Ten Hag Angry and Misunderstanding the Referee