Reds feeling right at home on away days

IN the space of just over seven weeks this year, United won as many domestic away games as they had in the previous 12 months. One of the biggest weaknesses of the Erik ten Hag era had, suddenly, become a strength.

- TYRONE MARSHALL

Granted, two of those wins were at League One Wigan and League Two Newport County, but the success at Villa Park is the best away win of the Ten Hag era, the win at Wolves was an excellent performance and the victories at Luton and Nottingham Forest featured plenty of grit.

Those six successive away wins were halted by City at the Etihad.

There is no shame in that. Now the challenge is to prove that the sudden liking to away days is no fluke.

Back-to-back trips to west London this week are going to be vital in United's attempts to reel in Tottenham and Aston Villa.

Ten Hag's team should certainly head to Brentford and Chelsea confident of making an impact. The former are in wretched form and have been dragged into a battle against the drop, while the latter are unpredictable and were dominated at Old Trafford earlier this season.