Man Utd star Matthijs de Ligt rages at officials over controversial goal in new footage

New footage shows angry reaction after went 1-0 down to in controversial circumstances.

De Ligt, 25, was off the pitch when Ethan Pinnock , giving Brentford the lead in first-half added time. Referee Samuel Barrott had ordered De Ligt to get treatment on a head cut for the second time in the space of four minutes, with blood pouring down his face.

The Dutch defender sustained the nasty injury earlier on, heading the knee of Brentford forward Kevin Schade. United manager immediately told fellow centre-back to warm up but a blood-soaked De Ligt didn't feel the need to come off and instead battled on.

It ultimately proved to be costly gamble after Barrott took action, reducing the Red Devils to 10 men at a corner as Pinnock capitalised. De Ligt had already warned the officials about the potential consequences of him being off the pitch and when the ball hit the back of net.

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De Ligt, whose 6ft 2in frame makes him United's largest aerial presence, booted a spare ball off a cone before firing into a rant at the fourth official, Gavin Ward. The 25-year-old was joined by United assistant manager , who picked up a yellow card for his protests alongside Ten Hag and De Ligt's defensive partner, .

The also report that first-team coach let rip at the match officials in the tunnel, despite missing the visitors' goal because he was preparing for the half-time break. Fortunately for United, their anger fuelled a successful comeback after goals from and turned the contest on its head within 17 minutes of the restart.

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Garnacho produced a superb volley to convert pinpoint pass over the top before Hojlund chipped Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken after from a deft flick-on by . The Red Devils hung on for their first win in three league games but Ten Hag still wasn't happy with the officiating post-match.

"We were very angry at half-time because we were controlling the game. I can't understand why Matthijs was sent off (for treatment)," the United manager bemoaned. "It was dry blood so he was already treated for the injury. It was a huge moment because Brentford are very good at corners and we were missing one of our best headers.

"But you saw the togetherness, the fighting spirt - and we added some determination to score goals. The statistics show we play good football but don't score enough. Today we scored two brilliant goals. They were high quality."

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