Man Utd player ratings vs Brighton: 9/10 duo steal the show and outshine Sesko | Football | Sport

Manchester United secured three victories in a row under Ruben Amorim for the first time despite a late fightback from Brighton and Hove Albion. It started out as a fairly even game before United broke the deadlock with Matheus Cunha firing into the bottom corner. They doubled their lead before the break when Casemiro‘s strike took a wicked deflection, leaving Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen powerless to stop the ball from trickling over the line.

Bryan Mbeumo fired home a third on the hour mark, squeezing in at the near post, before Danny Welbeck pulled one back for Brighton with a brilliant free-kick. United looked shakier from that point and they were given a real fright when Charalampos Kostoulas headed in from a corner in the 92nd minute. Fortunately for the hosts, Mbeumo popped up with another goal seconds before the final whistle to restore their two-goal advantage.

Express Sport looks at how every United player performed against the Seagulls…

Man Utd player ratings vs Brighton

Senne Lammens – 6

Made some decent saves and brought an air of confidence between the sticks. Couldn’t have done much to stop either of Brighton’s goals.

Leny Yoro – 6

Looked a bit shaky at times and was turned inside out on a couple of occasions, but otherwise did okay.

Matthijs de Ligt – 7

Carried out his defensive duties well enough, getting himself in the right positions to snuff out attacks.

Luke Shaw – 7

Did the basics well and showed great awareness to cover for his team-mates, bailing them out of some tricky situations.

Diogo Dalot – 6

Had a decent game without setting the world alight. Most of United’s attacking play went down the other side of the pitch.

Casemiro – 7

Grabbed the assist for Cunha’s goal with a well-timed pass into space. Got very lucky with a deflection to double United’s lead.

Bruno Fernandes – 8

Dictated the tempo in the engine room and pushed forward to involve himself in attacking moves. A captain’s performance.

Amad – 7

Caused plenty of problems for Brighton down the right flank. Was robbed of winning a penalty when he was fouled inside the box.

Matheus Cunha – 9

Used great technique to curl home the opener and posed a significant threat all game. His finest display in a United shirt.

Bryan Mbeumo – 9

Showed real quality on the ball and was rewarded for his tireless efforts with two crucial goals. The best player on the pitch.

Benjamin Sesko – 7

Impressed with his build-up play, allowing Cunha and Mbeumo to flourish, but was slightly wasteful with his own shooting chances.

Substitutes

Ayden Heaven – 6

Came on for the final 25 minutes and did okay on the left side of United’s back three.

Patrick Dorgu – 4

Was fortunate to avoid being sent off for hauling down Yankuba Minteh and Brighton scored from the resulting free-kick.

Kobbie Mainoo – 5

Didn’t offer a great deal of security in the middle of the park. United looked stronger before he was introduced.

Manuel Ugarte – 6

Came on after Brighton’s goal in an effort to tighten things up. Did okay, but could’ve done better.

Joshua Zirkzee – 5

Got a rare chance to impress up front and looked lively, but lost the run of Kostoulas for Brighton’s second goal.