Brighton defeated a struggling Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford with goals from Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross and João Pedro
“Can we play you every week,” sang the delirious Brighton fans whose team administered a loss that hasoutings – greeted with jeers by the home support – and the second on the bounce, leaving Erik ten Hag’s side with six points from 15. Lose at Burnley next Saturday and they will be engulfed in a plight that was not in the early season script.
On 71 minutes it got worse: one of Roberto De Zerbi’s changes was João Pedro and, as with Brighton’s previous two goals, the striker was left unmarked and able to blaze past André Onana, who should have saved. The hope had been that two torrid weeks would be ended by the sight of Højlund lining up for his home and full debut. Like all fans, United’s support enjoy a particular frisson at the sight of a new centre-forward. Especially one who is 20 years old, fast, strong, tall and is the symbol of a supposed new era in which on-field fortunes will make the recent off-field affairs fade.
This had the Dane pounding a palm into the turf and Brighton were warned. Rashford, operating as the second striker in a novel 4-3-1-2 formation, took inspiration. At this stage, he was a fleet-footed threat that bedevilled a Brighton back four led by the towering Lewis Dunk, who had to cope with Højlund stampeding down on him each time he tried to build an attack.
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