Joe Cole reluctantly called for Manchester United to sack Ruben Amorim after they were beaten 3-1 by Brentford in the Premier League.

United’s misery continued on Saturday as Keith Andrews’ Brentford sealed a huge victory at the GTech Community Stadium.

Igor Thiago scored a first-half brace as Brentford tormented Manchester United’s defence before Benjamin Sesko gave the visitors hope with his first Premier League goal.

United captain Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty to draw level in the second half before Mathias Jensen sealed Brentford’s win deep into injury-time.

Yet another defeat means Amorim has amassed just 34 points from his 33 league games in charge of Manchester United and is still yet to win two successive league games.

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