Brighton upset sloppy Man Utd
Manchester United conceded three goals in 20 minutes in the first half in a 3-2 loss to Brighton in the English Premier League.
A few hours after Manchester City strolled to a 6-1 win over Huddersfield, United showed the gulf that exists to their fierce rivals by succumbing meekly to their first loss of the season yesterday.
Glenn Murray marked his 200th Brighton appearance with the opening goal in the 25th minute, before further goals from Shane Duffy and Pascal Gross – from the penalty spot – left United reeling.
Romelu Lukaku scored for United to make it 2-1 and captain Paul Pogba converted a stoppagetime penalty with virtually the last kick of the game. By then, a battling Brighton side had done enough to earn a second straight home victory over Jose Mourinho’s side.
This was just the 10th time in Premier League history that United conceded three first-half goals, and the first time since their 3-0 defeat at Arsenal in October 2015. It punctured any optimism created by the 2-1 win over Leicester last week.
Brighton toppled United 1-0 on the south coast in May en route to a 15th-place finish in last season’s Premier League and were at it again line.
Manchester City’s demolition of Huddersfield was based around a hat-trick by Sergio Aguero.
City have already racked up eight goals in the first two games of their title defence.
Elsewhere, second-half goals from skipper Troy Deeney and Will Hughes gave Watford a 3-1 win at Burnley.
Former Burnley forward Andre Gray opened the scoring in the third minute with a superbly taken volley. Three minutes later Burnley got back on level terms when James Tarkowski headed home from corner.
Burnley have now gone seven league games without a win. three months down the