Manchester United were beaten by Brentford 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.
It was far from an ideal start to the game on Saturday as Manchester United found themselves down through an Igor Thiago goal early, with another easily avoidable goal.
Again, minutes later, Brentford went 2-0 ahead, giving the Red Devils a mountain to climb.
In the 26th minute, Benjamin Sesko began climbing that mountain with his first goal for the club, making it 2-1.
United failed to kick on after this, with Brentford eventually making it 3-1 to heap the pressure back onto Ruben Amorim.
Here are five things we learned from the defeat.
Benjamin Sesko off the mark for Manchester United
So much has been made of Sesko’s difficult start to life as a Manchester United striker, which saw him fail to score in his first six games.
However, his all-round performances have been pretty good and given faith that the goals would come, and against Brentford, he got himself off the mark.
Sesko’s goal was a scrappy one, as he had three bites of the apple, two being saved before the third was rifled into the back of the net.
This should do wonders for Sesko’s confidence, and don’t be surprised if the goals start to flow in a little easier now.
Bruno Fernandes might need to hand penalty duties off
Before this season, Bruno Fernandes was one of the safest bets to score a penalty in world football, but from the three he has taken this season, two have been missed.
With points on the line against Brentford, Fernandes stepped up, and the miss was coming a mile off as he waited four minutes to take the kick.
Missing two from three with elite penalty takers like Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo also on the pitch could mean there is a change coming soon.
Altay Bayindir cannot continue as starting goalkeeper after howler
For Brentford’s second goal, Bayindir was once again at fault, as he often has been throughout this season.
Bayindir put a needless touch on a cross, sending it directly to Igor Thiago, who had an open net.
The Turkish goalkeeper got a hand to the shot, but it was weak and the ball went across the line. Too often, Bayindir is weak, meaning opponents score goals they shouldn’t have the chance to do.
Against Sunderland and onwards, Senne Lammens needs to be given a chance; he can hardly do a worse job than Bayindir.
Ruben Amorim back under pressure at Manchester United
After beating Chelsea, there was an acceptance that United really needed to kick on and beat Brentford to build some momentum.
However, as has been the case for almost a year, back-to-back wins proved impossible as United were well beaten by the Bees in what felt like a pretty fatal blow to Amorim.
Next week against Sunderland feels like D-Day for United, but even a win there might not be enough.
Kobbie Mainoo should be starting for Manchester United
Once again on Saturday, Kobbie Mainoo was annoyingly left on the bench as Manuel Ugarte started and struggled.
Mainoo entered the fray in the 65th minute, instantly showing his quality and raising the technical levels in midfield.
Every Mainoo cameo goes like this, though, yet Amorim fails to reward him or use him properly the next week, with every game Mainoo doesn’t start, leading to faith in Amorim dissipating.
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