Manchester United had a dreadful outing against Brighton as they lost 1-3 at Old Trafford. Here is the match analysis and Manchester United player ratings vs Brighton.
Coming into this game against Brighton, Manchester United were on a 31-game winning streak at Old Trafford. And, the team that beat Man Utd at Old Trafford last time was Brighton and Hove Albion. Well, history once again repeated itself as United were battered by Roberto de Zerbi’s men. This was Erik ten Hag’s third consecutive loss to Brighton in the Premier League, the only team he is yet to beat in his managerial stint at Manchester United.
Manchester United 1-3 Brighton: Match story
United started the game well having more of the ball but the end product was dreadful once again. However, for Brighton, it was the opposite. The first chance they created, they scored. Danny Welbeck, the former Man Utd striker opened the scoring for the Seagulls. After that, Brighton took control of the game. Towards the end of the first half Rasmus Hojlund equalized for Manchester United from a Rashford cut back. But, the VAR confirmed that the ball was out of play before Rashford could pass the ball.
In the second half, Manchester United looked out of shape as Brighton did two open heart surgeries in United’s defense as Pascal Gross and Joao Pedro struck twice to give the Seagulls a comfortable 3-0 lead. Hannibal Mejbri did get one back for the Red Devils but that was it. United lacked character as their 31-game winning streak at Old Trafford came to an end against the team that beat them last at the Theatre of Dreams.
Manchester United player ratings vs Brighton
Now, it is time for the Man Utd player ratings vs Brighton. It’s hard to give a good score to these players as all of them were below average. So, here are the full Manchester United player ratings against Brighton.
Starting XI
- Andre Onana (GK): 4/10
- Diogo Dalot (RB): 4/10
- Victor Lindelof (CB): 3/10
- Lisandro Martinez (CB): 2.5/10
- Sergio Reguilon (LB): 5/10
- Casemiro (DM): 4/10
- Scott McTominay (DM): 3/10
- Christian Eriksen (AM): 5/10
- Bruno Fernandes (RW): 2.5/10
- Marcus Rashford (LW): 4/10
- Rasmus Hojlund (CF): 5/10
Substitutes
Hannibal Mejbri
(DM):
5/10
Man Utd manager’s rating (Erik ten Hag)
It was another horror show from Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. From starting 11 to tactics, he got everything wrong today. Even his substitutions were horrible. He had Pellistri who looked sharp but still didn’t get into the starting XI as the right winger. So, he should get the lowest score of all of them. His score is 2/10. However, it is not the time to go #TenHagOut on Twitter. But, Ten Hag needs to learn from his mistakes.
Man of the match
Sergio Reguilon on his debut was impressive. He was taking on the players going forward something that a left-back should do. Also, Hannibal scored a brilliant goal. Rashford looked lethal on the left-hand side but the end product was abysmal. So, for a man of the match, let’s give it to Hannibal for his amazing strike.
So, what are your Man Utd player ratings vs Brighton and who is your man of the match for Manchester United?