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Brighton continued their mastery of Manchester United with a deserved win at Outdated Trafford this afternoon.
On a day that noticed United honour the reminiscence of the good Denis Legislation, who died on Friday, the Seagulls emerged worthy winners as Ruben Amorim’s worries continued with one other lacklustre show from his aspect.
Yankuba Minteh put Brighton forward and, though Bruno Fernandes levelled from the penalty spot, Kauro Mitoma and Georginio Rutter added second-half objectives for Fabian Hurzeler’s aspect.
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Shambolic Onana symbolic of United’s issues
Rutter’s objective took place after an terrible mistake from United goalkeeper Andre Onana and summed up the hosts’ distress as they misplaced to Brighton for the eighth time in 16 Premier League conferences.
United got here into the sport with loads of momentum after Amad Diallo’s late hat-trick noticed them beat Southampton on Thursday evening however the ambiance fell flat early on when Mitoma burst previous Noussair Mazraoui and crossed for Minteh to faucet in.
Fernandes had already come near an equaliser with a shot that flashed extensive earlier than the Portugal worldwide did stage issues up from the spot.
A unfastened go from Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was intercepted by Diallo, who performed it in to the recalled Joshua Zirkzee just for the Dutchman to be hauled down by Carlos Baleba.
Fernandes despatched Verbruggen the incorrect method from 12 yards, rolling it into the underside left-hand nook.
Brighton have been enjoying largely on the counter but it surely was an strategy that was paying dividends and so they nearly restored their lead shortly earlier than half-time.
Minteh picked out Dany Welbeck inside the realm however the former United striker was denied a objective on his return to Outdated Trafford by a superb block by masking defender Diogo Dalot.
Effort dominated out by VAR
Brighton thought that they had scored once more eight minutes after the restart, Joao Pedro firing in after United had did not clear Yasin Ayari’s free-kick just for the objective to be chalked off by VAR following a foul on Dalot by Jan Paul van Hecke.
They weren’t to be denied on the hour mark, although.
Minteh performed the ball into the far publish and Mitoma did sufficient to shrug off the problem of Mazraoui and switch the ball in.
United went seeking one other equaliser however Zirkzee’s shot, after a surging run from Diallo, was blocked by Van Hecke.
It was to show a pivotal second as Brighton promptly went down the opposite finish and ended the competition with a 3rd objective.
Onana thought he had snuffed out the hazard by popping out to assemble Ayari’s cross however, having initially claimed it, he launched the ball and Rutter had the simple job of firing into an empty internet.
Amorim threw on Antony, who’s on the verge of ending his depressing spell at United with a mortgage transfer to Actual Betis, and Rasmus Hojlund and it did put some life again into United’s attacking play.
Diallo pressured Verbruggen right into a low cease earlier than one other substitute Alejandro Garnacho shot extensive when properly positioned.
Their efforts got here to nothing, although, as Brighton held on with relative ease at hand United a fourth defeat in seven video games in all competitions.
The Seagulls are as much as ninth, simply 4 factors off the Champions League spots, with United down in thirteenth.
