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The result left United bottom of the table as Dutchman Ten Hag
became the first manager since John Chapman in 1921 to lose his
opening two games in charge of the club.
BBC pundit Chris Sutton said United had "hit rock bottom" while
his former strike partner Alan Shearer put down the debacle to
years of mismanagement at Old Trafford.
"It is an absolute mess. Years of failure... there is a lack of
leadership and the recruitment has been terrible," Shearer said
on BBC's Match of the Day.
"It will take time and an unbelievable amount of money to get
things right, and a lot of patience from the Manchester United
fans. They are miles away from where there want to be."
Brentford scored four goals within 35 minutes in the first half
against a woeful United side, who have now lost seven straight
games on the road stretching back to last season.
Former United defender Gary Neville, who has been critical of
the owners, the Glazer family, said we were witnessing the
"annihilation of the club".
"I thought United would do better but they have been mauled,
bullied, messed about with like you wouldn't believe, and
there's nowhere to hide," he said on Sky Sports.
"I have been watching United for 42 years and I can't think of a
moment when I have thought things have been as bad as that in
the first half."
The Sunday Times went with the headline "Rock bottom" while The
Sun described it as "Ten Green Bottle Jobs", referring to the
colour of the new third kit that United were sporting.
United, who finished sixth last season to miss out on the
Champions League, host Liverpool next Monday.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in New Delhi; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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