THE FAN’S VERDICT

JOHN ASHTON, a contributor to the United We Stand fanzine, said: “I felt 3-0 was a harsh scoreline but United were poor in both penalty areas.

“If we’d beaten Brighton, Monday night would have been shrugged off as just one of those days when nothing goes right for you.

“Mourinho still just about has the backing of most of the match-going fans, but he’s on dangerous ground.”