Man United v Brentford LIVE: Latest updates and live score from crucial clash in battle for European places

The hosts carry a two-goal cushion into the break! Casemiro set off more chants of “one more year” with Man United’s opener before Sesko doubled the lead shortly before half-time, courtesy of Fernandes’ 19th top-flight assist of the season, one off equalling that record.

It could very easily have been a different story: Jensen fired wide late on and Thiago missed three chances in quick succession. This tie is certainly not over.

‘45+1: Jensen comes close but his curling effort drifts wide! Andrews watches on impassively.

Two minutes added on to this half.

That’s 19 Premier League assists this season for Bruno Fernandes now – only one off the record shared by Thierry Henry and Kevin de Bruyne.

‘43: Brentford have been on top for the last 15 minutes or so but will be massively regretting those three missed chances as Sesko – who’s had a very quiet night so far – comes good.

Amad makes a big tackle in the middle of the park and sets up the counter. Fernandes lays it off for Sesko, who takes a couple of touches, isn’t put off by a sliding challenge, and sidefoots it beyond Kelleher into the back of the net.

‘42: Van den Berg gets a yellow for pulling back Sesko.

Down the other end Amad gets the ball in the net after it pings off both uprights, but he’s about a mile offside and knows it.

‘40: United are under the kosh right now. They flail around trying to clear this corner, Jensen sends it nearly under the bar and Lammens punches clear.

‘38: A glorious save by Lammens! Damsgaard whips in a glorious cross over Maguire and Heaven, it looks to thump off Heaven’s arm with Thiago right there, and Lammens leaps to palm it behind for a corner!

‘36: How have Brentford not scored here?! Thiago has space but dithers, takes a touch and then slips, and tries to poke it past Lammens from on the floor, but it rolls tamely to safety. “It’s a right mess,” says Gary Neville on Sky Sports.

He gets in behind soon after from a lovely long ball forward but is a bit too hesitant, Heaven is onto him, and Lammens dives to save! Two golden changes in about a minute.

‘34: Keane Lewis-Potter has been very lively so far and looks Brentford’s best chance of getting back into this. He isn’t the first Keane to impress at Old Trafford over the years, of course, though he might be the only one to do it as a raiding left-back.

‘31: Nearly two for United! Fernandes dinks a sweet cross to Amad, but he knocks a header straight into Kelleher’s hands. Wasteful. And he’s offside anyway.