Manchester United suffered a 1-3 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion in the 2024-2025 Premier League match at Old Trafford Stadium, Sunday (19/1). It was the Red Devils’ 10th defeat in the Premier League this season.
Manchester United are hunting for three points to continue improving their position in the standings. The manager, Ruben Amorim , placed the trio of Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, and Harry Maguire in the heart of the defense. Meanwhile, Joshua Zirkzee is tasked with being the goal machine.
However, Manchester United conceded first when the match was five minutes old. Yankuba Minteh got his name on the scoreboard.
The goal started from a move by Kaoru Mitoma. Then, the winger provided a pass that was calmly finished by Minteh. Brighton were ahead 1-0.
Trailing, Man United increased their attacks. As a result, The Red Devils got a penalty kick in the 20th minute. The penalty was given by the referee after Zirkzee was fouled by Carlos Baleba in the penalty box.
Bruno Fernandes who stepped up as the executioner did not waste the opportunity. The midfielder shot in the opposite direction of Bart Verbruggen’s movement.
Both teams traded attacks for the rest of the first half. However, no other goals were scored. The score remained 1-1.
Brighton scored again in the 55th minute. This time, Joao Pedro took advantage of a scramble in front of Andre Onana’s goal.
However, the goal was disallowed by referee Peter Bankes with the help of VAR. The reason was that there was contact between Jan Paul van Hecke and Diogo Dalot.
The Seagulls finally took a 2-1 lead in the 60th minute. Receiving a long pass, Kaoru Mitoma fired home from a tight angle.
That goal prompted Amorim to change tactics, bringing on Alejandro Garnacho and Toby Collyer just four minutes after Brighton’s second.
However, Manchester United conceded again. Georginio Rutter gave the visitors a 3-1 lead in the 76th minute. Rutter took advantage of Onana’s failure to block the ball.
The score of 3-1 for the away team’s victory lasted until the final whistle. Manchester United was left lying in ruins at Old Trafford.
With this defeat, Manchester United are left in 13th place in the standings with 26 points from 22 matches. Next, the Red Devils will fight in the Europa League against Rangers (24/1).
Lineups
Manchester United: Andre Onana; Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire; Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbia Mainoo, Diogo Dalot; Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes; Joshua Zirkzee.
Manager: Ruben Amorim
Brighton: Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan; Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Yankuba Minteh, Joao Pedro, Kaoru Mitoma; Danny Welbeck.
Manager: Fabian Hurzeler
