Man Utd woes continue with defeat to Brighton

Football

Manchester United slipped to their third defeat of the Premier League season as an impressive Brighton & Hove Albion left Old Trafford with a 3-1 victory on Saturday.

Despite making a bright start, United fell behind in the 20th minute when Danny Welbeck slotted home against his former club when left unmarked in the penalty area.

United responded well and thought they had levelled just before the break through big-money signing Rasmus Hojlund, on his full debut, but the ball was adjudged to be out of play when Marcus Rashford pulled the ball back to the Dane.

Brighton fully capitalised on that VAR reprieve, however, as fine goals from Pascal Gross early in the second half and a João Pedro strike brought groans of dismay all around Old Trafford.

Substitute Hannibal Mejbri did get one back for the hosts with 18 minutes left but Brighton held on with ease to move up to third in the standings on 12 points from five matches. United dropped to 12th on six points.

Articles You May Like

Jury finds McGregor liable for sexual assault
Ted Williams’ 1946 MVP award sells for over $500K
Frustrated Bedard: ‘100 things’ I could do better
England vs. Japan: Elliot Daly, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso out; Tom Curry back
Who has won the MLB MVP Award? All-time winners list

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *