Manchester United vs Brighton LIVE highlights and reaction as Hannibal scores but United hammered

Manchester United were defeated at Old Trafford in the Premier League for the first time in over a year against Brighton.

Prior to the game, Brighton had defeated United 7-1 on aggregate across the last four meetings between the two sides, and they had completed a league double over the club for the first time last season in the most successful campaign in their history.

It was always bound to be a tricky fixture and although Erik ten Hag’s side were much the better side in the opening 15 minutes, squandering a few chances, it was Brighton who opened the scoring in the 19th minute.

Danny Welbeck scored against his former club and Rasmus Hojlund thought he’d equalised before half-time, only for for it to be disallowed. There were no changes at the break and the away side picked up where they left off.

Brighton scored again shortly after the interval and they made it 3-0 with 15 minutes remaining.

Hannibal Mejbri, who came on from the bench, also scored a consolation goal.

Recap the events from Old Trafford.

17:03KEY EVENT

United player ratings as Lindelof and McTominay poor

Andre Onana

Well beaten by Danny Welbeck for the first goal and Pascal Gross for the second. Could arguably have done better for the third goal. 5

Diogo Dalot

Vindicated his switch to right-back and shadowed Kaoru Mitoma diligently. Crossed for Marcus Rashford to have a chance. 6

Victor Lindelof

His sloppiest half for a while, Lindelof seemed thrown by Brighton’s fluid movement. Can’t be assured of keeping his place. 4

Read the full ratings here.

FT – MUN 1-3 BHAKEY EVENT

FULL-TIME!

That’s the final whistle at Old Trafford.

United are defeated.

90+3′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

CHANCE!

Fati should have made it 4-1 – great save from Onana.

90′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

Six minutes added

United need to be put out of their misery.

88′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

Really poor

With the exception of Hannibal’s goal, this has been really poor.

85′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

Triple change made

Wan-Bissaka, Pellistri, Garnacho ON.

Martinez, McTominay and Reguilon OFF.

83′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

Ferguson comes on

The young striker is someone United are following.

82′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

The game is stretched

United are chasing another goal but it seems too little, too late.

80′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

CHANCE!

Mitoma is some player and his pace was deadly there but he can’t finish it.

78′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

Brighton make a double change

James Milner, formerly of Liverpool and City, is jeered as he comes on.

76′ – MUN 1-3 BHASteven Railston

Late comeback?

It was a great finish by Hannibal.

Just under 15 minutes remaining here.

74′ – MUN 1-3 BHAKEY EVENT

GOAL! 3-1 UNITED!

Hannibal goes up the other end of the pitch and scores.

73′ – MUN 0-3 BHAKEY EVENT

GOAL! 3-0 BRIGHTON!

Joao Pedro has found the top corner.

70′ – MUN 0-2 BHASteven Railston

Brighton impressive

They’ve been really good again today.

67′ – MUN 0-2 BHASteven Railston

The crowd wasn’t happy

The crowd booed as Hojlund was taken off and that feels significant.

64′ – MUN 0-2 BHASteven Railston

Changes are made

Hannibal and Martial ON.

Casemiro and Hojlund OFF.

61′ – MUN 0-2 BHASteven Railston

Hannibal and Martial

It looks like that pair are coming on.

60′ – MUN 0-2 BHASamuel Luckhurst

McTominay poor

Fail to see what McTominay has brought to United today with the ball. Ten Hag is in the dugout, doubtless contemplating changes. They are needed.

57′ – MUN 0-2 BHATyrone Marshall

Brighton reacted quicker

There’s an element of fortune about that goal given Lamptey wasn’t looking for Gross with the pass, but it says it all that the Brighton man reacted quicker than every defender. It was casual all round, even Dalot and McTominay were too passive against Mitoma and Lamptey. Brighton are finding it easy at Old Trafford.

55′ – MUN 0-2 BHASteven Railston

That was too simple

United looked far too passive for that Brighton move and they duly found the back of the net. Dalot should have put pressure on Mitoma and got tight, but he peddled back instead.

54′ – MUN 0-2 BHAKEY EVENT

GOAL! 2-0 BRIGHTON!

Gross makes it 2-0 and United have now got it all to do in this game – really poor.

53′ – MUN 0-1 BHASteven Railston

CHANCE!

Rashford drives into the box but his shot is sent into the side netting.

52′ – MUN 0-1 BHASteven Railston

Garnacho to come on?

He seems like the biggest game-changer on the bench this afternoon.

49′ – MUN 0-1 BHASteven Railston

CHANCE!

Gross has a shot from the edge of the box but it’s tam and easily gathered.

47′ – MUN 0-1 BHASteven Railston

No changes at the break

There were no changes from either side at half-time.

45′ – MUN 0-1 BHASteven Railston

Back under way

Here we go for the second half.

HT – MUN 0-1 BHASamuel Luckhurst

Half-time ratings

And here are your half-time ratings…

Onana

Well beaten for the goal. 6

Dalot

Vindicated his switch to the right. 7

Lindelof

Uncomfortable half. 5

Martinez

Still nowhere near his best. 6

Reguilon

Started excellently but the goal came down his side. 6

McTominay

No discernible impact. 5

Casemiro

Sprayed some fine passes but also slow to react at times. 6

Fernandes

Trying too hard. 5

Eriksen

Started well but faded. 6

Rashford

United’s most threatening player but overdone it (literally) too often. 6

Hojlund

Had a goal chalked off. 6

HT – MUN 0-1 BHASteven Railston

HALF-TIME!

That’s the whistle for the break here.

Welbeck’s goal is the difference.

45′ – MUN 1-1 BHASteven Railston

Three minutes added

Almost half-time.

43′ – MUN 1-1 BHASamuel Luckhurst

Best and worst of Rashford

That was the best and worst of Rashford: he got the ball across but had needlessly overdone it in the build-up. As fine as the margins were there, Rashford could have got the ball across a lot earlier.