'Really enjoyed' - Erik ten Hag praises two Manchester United players after Brentford win

Erik ten Hag "really enjoyed" Marcus Rashford's performance in Manchester United's win against Brentford.

Rashford has had a mixed start to the season, having failed to score in United's first four games amid scrutiny over his role in the side. The 26-year-old then scored four goals in six games but he was bizarrely substituted at half-time in the 3-3 Europa League draw with Porto, despite scoring United's first goal and creating their second.

Ten Hag moved Rashford to the right-hand side against Brentford and he provided a pinpoint cross for Alejandro Garnacho to equalise in the 47th minute.

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"Really enjoyed today how he played," Ten Hag said of Rashford. "You see what he is capable of. We want to see this every game, because then you see what he can contribute to the team. Really intense and then a brilliant cross. I thought the finish was also brilliant but the cross was really enjoyable to watch.

"I think we all know he is capable of a lot and when he has this attitude then he will score, as he did in Porto. But also giving assists, what he did in Porto and did today.

"But it starts also with fighting spirit and 100 per cent intensity. When we bring all this on the pitch, we have a team that can progress and play for trophies this season."

Garnacho is already halfway to the ten-goal haul he tallied last season and Ten Hag has challenged him to better that if the upward curve of his trajectory is to continue.

"He has to if he wants to be a better player," Ten Hag said. "I know what he is capable of, that is why I play him so often. He is a threat and has scoring abilities but also a threat in one-v-ones, making key actions and giving assists to the team.

"The end product is definitely what we need and missed in the first games of the season."