Man United vs Brighton

Follow live coverage as Erik ten Hag manages his first match at Old Trafford to get their 2022/23 campaign underway against the Seagulls.

A cynical view of that might be this is the sort of thing that always happens with a new manager, of course, but the more salient point is that the level of coaching is not something this United squad have experienced. He is the first managerial appointment since Sir Alex Ferguson retired that is both on an upward curve in his career and at the forefront of the game’s methods. There is clarity and - above all - authority. Earlier this month, Marca revealed that De Jong agreed to defer approximately €17m in wages when extending his deal during the pandemic. To do so while refusing to pay him wages that he is owed is another entirely. There is imagination and improvement. For a financially-challenged club like Barça to push a player out so that they can fund a summer of extravagant spending is one thing. Graham Potter is hoping to absorb the recent blow after selling star full-back Marc Cucurella to Chelsea for £60 million, and the Seagulls will be eyeing up a top-half finish. “A club spending fortunes on new players whilst not paying the ones they have under contract their full money is immoral and a breach. If the long and protracted Frenkie de Jong transfer saga has not already been messy enough, there is one way of making it a whole lot messier. @FIFPRO should be all over bullying like this and stop it.” Follow all the latest updates from Old Trafford:

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50 min Rashford has a shot blocked; then United appeal for handball against Lallana in the area. 57 min It’s getting a bit tetchy, at least on the United side. 48 min: Chance for Welbeck! It could be 3-0 to Brighton. Trossard lofts a cross towards Welbeck, who gets in front of Martinez at the near post and heads wide from eight yards. 54 min Martinez shoves Welbeck over in the area, a challenge so needless it’s almost weird. 60 min Sanchez makes a brilliant save from Rashford! The flag went up subsequently, but I’m not sure it was offside. 65 min Ronaldo releases Dalot on the right, but his cutback is wtretched. Dalot cuts inside from the left (yep) and hits a fairly routine shot that is spilled by Sanchez. Happily for him, it falls to Lallana rather than a United player. 66 min “I’ve not seen a crucial decision bottled like that at Old Trafford since the heyday of Alex Ferguson,” says Thomas Atkins on the Martinez/Welbeck challenge in the 54th minute. The corner leads a goal! 76 min Martinez whistles a long-range shot just over the bar. It’s a deserved victory against a disjointed, desperate United side who showed Erik ten Hag the size of the task ahead. He smashes a cross-shot that is brilliantly blocked by the stretching Dunk!

The Dutch manager's tenure at Old Trafford got off to a poor start with a 2–1 loss.

The offside flag was up against Ronaldo, but replays hinted he had stayed onside. United continued to push forward but never came close to an equalizer as Brighton held on for a first win at Old Trafford in the club’s history. United looked vulnerable in defense—with Pascal Gross scoring twice in the first half to put Brighton in control—and toothless in attack until Cristiano Ronaldo came on early in the second half.

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"I thought we had an idea of how to attack and when we could we tried to press and put them under pressure. It took Brighton 30 minutes to break United in a spell where they were putting on most of the pressure. "We went into the game positive, we had a good preseason and it was the worst possible start to be 2-0 down at half-time at Old Trafford. Not good enough. "We started pretty the game well and on the front foot and as a team we had control of the game. It was a nightmare start to be 2-0 down at half-time." "We need to look at not letting that first goal set us back as much as it did.

Manchester United lost 2-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford today in the first Premier League match of the new season. Here are our player ratings for the game:.

Improved in the second when pushed back into a deeper role. Bruno Fernandes 3 – Very poor from Bruno. Had the skied shot early on gone in, it could have been a different story. Fred 7 – United’s best player in the first half. Did well as the sole defender in the second half overload. Not sure why he was the sacrifice for Ronaldo rather than MccTominay. Here are our player ratings for the game:

Manchester United have started the new 2022-23 season with a defeat. The Red Devils, led by new manager Erik ten Hag, would have been hopeful they could claim ...

Harry Maguire says Manchester United let Brighton’s first goal change the way they playedpic.twitter.com/9xbRfOXSDu Manchester United have started the new 2022-23 season with a defeat. (Video) Harry Maguire names the one thing Man United did wrong vs Brighton

Here is Rob Dawson with reaction and ratings from today's match. JUMP TO: Player ratings | Best/worst performers | Highlights and notable moments | Post-match ...

the game plan was really good and we stuck to it. Fred was lucky to get away with an error early on and was subbed in the second half. WORST: Fred, Man United -- United fans arriving at Old Trafford for the opening day of the season didn't want to see Fred and Scott McTominay paired in midfield, but that's what they got. We got a goal back but we huffed and puffed a bit and it's a bad start for us. We have got a good group: they are ambitious, they are not perfect, but they give everything, and when you're a coach, it gives you a chance." Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Ten Hag suggested Martial might be available again soon, so it will be interesting to see whether Ronaldo is again left on the bench when United travel to Brentford next weekend. With Anthony Martial sidelined because of a hamstring injury, Cristiano Ronaldo looked in line to start, but Ten Hag kept the 37-year-old on the bench in favour of employing Christian Eriksen as a false No. 9. They have a clearly defined way of playing and are well-coached, which makes them formidable opponents for almost any team in the Premier League. Nobody expected Ten Hag to magically fix things overnight, but there was hope that opening games against Brighton and Brentford offered the chance to at least get off to a good start. There are doubts about whether Ronaldo can press in the way his manager wants, but United are short of options, and he is as close as it gets to guaranteed goals. The visitors went in at half-time 2-0 up thanks to two goals from Gross, but it could have been more. Sunday's match is a harsh reality check for Ten Hag. His squad still feels at least two players short, with just three weeks to go before the transfer deadline, and he desperately needs a central midfielder -- whether that's Frenkie de Jong or someone else.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion - Old Trafford Ronaldo came off the bench but couldn't help United win (Photo: ...

Danny Welbeck – An obvious focal point for the Brighton attack, Welbeck lost his footing when played in early on and might have done better when Caicedo dropped a cross on his head. Leandro Trossard – Harried hard and played the key pass in behind to open up United for the first goal. Solly March – Typically hard-working performance and made his presence felt at both ends. Lewis Dunk – Imperious in the air and growing as a distributor. Robert Sanchez – Had nothing to do for nearly an hour and then brilliantly denied Rashford one-on-one. Christian Eriksen – Got his feet a little tangled in the box when a speedy counter-attack ended with a chance to strike at goal. Scott McTominay – Was perhaps lucky only to see yellow for a follow-through that caught Caicedo high on the shin, but even that hampered him in in his inability to shut down counter-attacks. Was very lucky not to have a penalty given against him for a push on Welbeck too. Still developing an understanding with Martinez that at present seems non-existent. Harry Maguire – Was a little caught out by Welbeck’s run in behind, which eventually left United overloaded at the back post. Debutant Eriksen started as a “false nine” before Ten Hag threw Ronaldo on just seven minutes into the second half. It was no less than Brighton deserved although the two-goal advantage they ended up with at the break perhaps flattered them a little.

Brighton won at Old Trafford for the first time in their history after an outstanding performance against Manchester United.

48’ CHANCE! Brighton win it high, and work it out to Trossard on the left. 68’ GOAL! MANCHESTER UNITED 1 (MAC ALLISTER O.G. 68) BRIGHTON 2 The corner is whipped to the back post, where Sanchez flaps and the ball hits Dalot and rolls down his body and towards goal. De Gea palms it out and it drops to Gross, six yards out, who drives it into the roof of the net! With his incisive running, smart game management and two crucial goals though, the nod goes to Gross on a landmark day for Brighton. McTominay's cross deflects to Fernandes on the penalty spot, who has time and an open look but blazes his immediate shot high over the bar. After being outfoxed today by Graham Potter’s well-drilled Brighton side, the path back to the top for United still resembles the multi-state American road trip it did last season.