Why is Manchester United vs Brentford NOT on TV and how to follow the match
Manchester United host Brentford tonight and the Red Devils want to get back in the top four… but why won’t the Premier League game be on TV? And how can you follow the game?
Manchester United play their second game in three days tonight as they host Thomas Frank’s Brentford.
The Red Devils came into the game after a 2-0 defeat on Sunday to Newcastle United – with Joe Willock and Callum Wilson scoring for Eddie Howe’s side.
Erik ten Hag’s side are currently fifth in the table, but a win will take them back to the Champions League spaces.
As for Brentford, they came into the game after drawing 3-3 away to Brighton in their final match – with Pontus Jansson, Ivan Toney and Ethan Pinnock all scoring for Thomas Frank’s side.
But why isn’t the fixture shown live on TV? And how can you follow the game? Sports mail gives all the answers below.
Manchester United came into the game after a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United
Thomas Frank’s Brentford earned a point in their final match to draw 3–3 against Brighton
When is Manchester United vs Brentford?
The game between Manchester United and Brentford will start later in the evening.
Tonight’s game between the two sides takes place at Old Trafford, where the Red Devils have won four of their last five games in all competitions.
The match between the two sides starts at 8 p.m.
Why is the game not shown live on TV?
Unfortunately for Premier League fans, tonight’s clash between United and Brentford will not be broadcast live on TV.
The game was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 25 at 3 p.m., one day before the Carabao Cup final.
With United involved in the cup final at Wembley, the match had to be rescheduled.
As the match was originally scheduled to start at 3pm on Saturday, this meant that neither Sky Sports nor BT Sport chose the showdown as one of their allocated live matches.
Newcastle United’s trip to West Ham will be tonight’s only game on live TV as the game was already set to take place on this date.
Although tonight’s game at Old Trafford will not be televised, Sportsmail will be covering Manchester United vs Brentford live, so you can keep up to date with the latest developments here.
Manchester United will try to win again against Brentford tonight
Both Manchester United and Brentford met in August in the second game of the season
What happened in the inverted fixture?
The two sides have already met this season and Brentford won the first meeting in August.
First half goals from Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo secured a 4–0 victory for Frank’s side.
The defeat to Brentford was United’s second in a row after their opening day defeat to Brighton.
