Manchester United fell to a shocking defeat to Brighton as the Erik ten Hag era in the Premier league started with a 2-1 defeat for the new manager.
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A Pascal Gross double stunned the home support into silence.
Beating the offside trap, Welbeck rushed in behind against his former club and cut back to the German, who had the easy task of tapping in his first unmarked at the back post.
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Then for the second, the United defence were bystanders as Graham Potter’s men worked their magic, scything through the hosts with a move that started with them pinned into their own corner flag, and ended with Gross tapping in his second on the rebound from an initial David de Gea save.
Watching on throughout all of this was Cristiano Ronaldo – benched for the season opener with his Red Devils future still in doubt.
However, with Manchester United winning only two of 11 PL matches in which he didn’t start last campaign, it took only eight minutes after the restart for ten Hag to turn to his talisman.
United felt a little bit of inspiration after his introduction and pushed forward for a goal.
Alexis Mac Allister got an unfortunate last touch, turning into his own net at a corner giving United a glimpse of hope.
The hunt for an equaliser went down to the wire, but come the final whistle, Brighton’s display of defensive rigidity earned them an emphatic three points, made much more impressive by the fact it was their first ever Old Trafford victory.
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