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Brighton opened the scoring, a coldly ended Neal Maupay penalty that gave the hosts the lead before Lewis Dunk shoved the ball into his own net to level the score just before half-time.
While ultimately securing victory, Manchester United lived on the edge, with Brighton hitting the wood five times during the game and the video assistant referee (VAR) nullified a penalty and another potential referee rejected the referee.
“Brighton did very well, but maybe because we are not aggressive as we want. We need to recover more balls, press better, lose less possession. Maybe they deserved more. The point is to score goals, not hit the crossbar. Sometimes you have to have some luck “.
A matter of ups and downs
But it was the home team that made the view brighter, as with Leandro Trossard smashing the ball against David de Gea’s left post: the Belgian midfielder was going to hit the wood twice more.
However, it took United just three minutes to equalize, and Dunk could only deflect a Nemanja Matic cross home. After the break, Rashford’s run and finish gave the Manchester team the upper hand.
However, in the 95th minute, Brighton thought they had earned a fair point at death, as March headed a cross from Alireza Jahanbakhsh. But an even later penalty, seen and awarded via VAR after referee Chris Kavanagh blew out to signal the end of the match, was crashed into the top corner by Fernandes.
The result would be even more painful for Brighton, as the VAR annulled an own penalty in the second half, after Paul Pogba declared that Aaron Connolly had been fouled, but referee Chris Kavanagh changed his mind.
“Last season we had too many draws, so that’s a huge advantage for us. You have to be happy that José is not here to measure the goal posts.
“It’s a tough team to play against. We don’t have the legs or the sharpness, but we will make it. We have a lot of work ahead of us.”
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