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Wout Out, But Rashford Seals a Welcome Win

Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show

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Vegors' 20th Straight Start for Manchester United

Manchester United beat Brentford 1-0 in their Premier League clash. It was Vegos' 20th straight start for the Red Devils and his first since joining on January 13, 2014. But he's struggled to make an impact so far this season with just two goals from 11 games. And when you compare him to other strikers that teams have got in the Premier League, he's just way down at 0.19 expected goals per 90 minutes. So effectively enough to play five games to get a sort of an expected goal of one. The next time he comes up against them it will be much more important.

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