A new low until the next one for a broken Manchester United

With the current state of Manchester United, the next new low is just around the corner, writes Ben Burrows

Man United’s performance at Brentford raised questions as to whether or not they are capable of playing to Erik ten Hag’s instructions (PA)

Gary Neville described it as “like a men’s team against Under-9s” and it was hard to disagree.

Manchester United’s dismantling at the hands of Brentford was the headline-grabbing result of this fledgling Premier League season and really had to be seen to be believed.

The 4-0 scoreline scarcely did justice to just how dominant the Bees’ performance was on Saturday night and, by way of contrast, just how awful United were.