Manchester United welcomed Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford earlier today as they looked to earn a good result in front of their home supporters. The Red Devils made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 20th minute when Danny Welbeck found the back of the net. Erik ten Hag’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Pascal Gross doubled Brighton’s lead in the 53rd minute before Joao Pedro killed the game off with a great strike in the 71st minute. Hannibal Mejbri scored a consolation goal for the home team just two minutes later. However, the match ended with Man United suffering a poor 3-1 loss at the Theatre of Dreams.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester United player performed during the clash against the Seagulls.
GK: Andre Onana – 6.5/10
Onana made some solid saves at the back but still ended up conceding three goals today.
RB: Diogo Dalot – 7/10
He got stuck in with a lot of solid tackles and made some decent runs with the ball.
CB: Victor Lindelof – 6/10
Lindelof earned the ball back once but was far from convincing when defending inside his half.
CB: Lisandro Martinez – 6/10
The Argentine sensation made a few errors of judgment on the defensive third of the pitch and managed to pick up an assist for setting up Mejbri’s goal.
LB: Sergio Reguilon – 6.5/10
He had a few bright moments in the game and was replaced in the 84th minute.
CDM: Casemiro – 6/10
Casemiro failed to provide enough protection for his teammates at the back but made one good chance in the final third.
CM: Scott McTominay – 6/10
He earned the ball back once and made two decent runs with the ball from midfield.
CM: Christian Eriksen – 6.5/10
Eriksen made two energetic runs in the opponent’s half but failed to create anything of note during the game.
CAM: Bruno Fernandes – 6.5/10
The Portuguese talent was a constant menace on the attacking end of the pitch but failed to take any of his chances.
ST: Rasmus Hojlund – 6/10
He was unfortunate to have his goal chalked off but managed to engineer two decent chances for others around him.
ST: Marcus Rashford – 7/10
Rashford completed a handful of dangerous dribbles in the Brighton half and was not shy of having a shot at goal. However, there was no goal for him today.
Substitutes:
ST: Anthony Martial – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game.
CM: Hannibal Mejbri – 7/10
Mejbri came off the bench and scored a good consolation goal.
RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka – N/A
LW: Alejandro Garnacho – N/A
RW: Facundo Pellistri – N/A
