![]() Sometimes came out on and top and sometimes not, but did enough to stop him being decisive.ĬB: Victor Lindelof - 6/10 - Almost gave Brighton an opener in the first five minutes. RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka - 7/10 - Gave it everything in his duel with Mitoma. Not as worked as Steele in the opposite goal. GK: David de Gea - 7/10 - Bailed out Lindelof and got a bang on the head for his troubles. Manchester United player ratings (4-2-3-1) Not to be on Thursday night after his starring role against Wolves. ST: Danny Welbeck - 5/10 - Touch deserted him on occasion. Just couldn't find the final ball or shot. Might have scored in the first five minutes. LW: Kaoru Mitoma - 6/10 - Enjoyed another entertaining running battle with Wan-Bissaka. RW: Facundo Buonanotte - 5/10 - Not as eye-catching as his teammates and came off after an hour having taken a blow to the face.ĪM: Julio Enciso - 6/10 - Pulled out some nice half-turns to get Brighton moving but couldn't offer much more. Late winner capped off a masterful display.ĬM: Billy Gilmour - 7/10 - Starting to look more assured and in control. LB: Pervis Estupinan - 7/10 - Created three chances out wide and didn't give Antony much to work with.ĬM: Alexis Mac Allister - 9/10 - Dropped deeper and held off some dangerous Man Utd attacks by being ice cool in possession. Lost Rashford on occasion but did his usual midfield work out wide instead.ĬB: Adam Webster - 8/10 - Nice and silky on the ball, offering angles to receive and build Brighton attacks.ĬB: Lewis Dunk - 7/10 - A little nervy on occasion and got booked for an altercation with Antony, but otherwise held United at an arm's length. RB: Moises Caicedo - 7/10 - Shunted in at right back with no Pascal Gross or Joel Veltman. GK: Jason Steele - 8/10 - Forced into action by Rashford and Martial and made some important saves. Man Utd, meanwhile, are fourth, a point behind Newcastle and five ahead of Liverpool. The draw leaves Brighton in eighth with 53 points, though they still have six games to play where their immediate rivals have four. While there were flashpoints of aggression, neither side proved clinical enough to claim all three points. The game struggled for the fluency it boasted in the first half, with a number of poor referee decisions angering the home and away support alike. United broke beyond Brighton's back line on enough occasions to find an opener but the cold edge of a class number nine was missing up front as the hosts ended the first half with some pressure that ended with no payoff.īrighton wasted a few promising scenarios at the start of the second half, with Wan-Bissaka doing enough to force errors out of Mitoma in their one-v-one duels, whether that be shooting wide of the side-netting or forcing him to pass.Īntony, just booked kicking Alexis Mac Allister's knee, provided another near miss for a game full of them, shooting just over the bar with a half volley from outside the box. Rashford breezed past makeshift right back Caicedo shortly after, forcing a save out of Steele at the near post.īrighton offered starts to Facundo Buonanotte and Julio Enciso and it was the latter who nearly broke through as his fizzed drive whizzed past the post.Īnthony Martial was soon played into a similar position as Rashford earlier but greeted with a near identical save from Steele, who kicked the Frenchman's shot to safety. Mitoma then ran at Aaron Wan-Bissaka and dribbled a shot past the far post.Ī lull and some pretty but ineffectual play followed before United went close, Casemiro leaping at the back stick but placing his header over the top of the bar. Victor Lindelof's sloppy pass presented possession to Kaoru Mitoma in the box, but he cannoned his shot off the head of De Gea, resulting in some checks on the Spanish goalkeeper. Referee Andre Marriner pointed to the spot for a handball against Luke Shaw on consultation with the VAR official and Mac Allister sent David de Gea the wrong way to move the Seagulls above Tottenham and into sixth place.īrighton stopper Jason Steele made a number of sharp saves to keep his side level as the hosts denied United a win that would have sent them into third above Newcastle.Ĭhanges were rung by both managers, with Brighton sticking midfielder Moises Caicedo in at right-back up against Marcus Rashford.Īntony wasted the game's first chance when played in by Bruno Fernandes, lashing beyond the far post before Brighton scuppered a huge chance of their own. From the AMEX Stadium - A last-gasp penalty from Alexis Mac Allister saw Brighton snatch a Premier League win against Manchester United on Thursday night.
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