Brighton VS Manchester United Post Analysis-Mdundo Podcast

Brighton earned some vengeance after losing in the FA Cup semi-finals by beating Manchester United in the Premier League, keeping their Europa League ambitions on course.

In the the first half of the game, it was a close match, with both teams creating good chances. Within three minutes, Antony pulled one wide of the post before Kaoru Mitoma blasted a shot straight at David De Gea. Marcus Rashford , Bruno Fernandes,and Julio Enciso all squandered chances as the teams went into halftime at 0-0..

In the second half, Brighton was the more active team. They dominated possession and pushed United inside their own half, but couldn't get through the tenacious defense, as David De Gea once again demonstrated his quality. However, there was some late drama on the horizon.

In the final minute, Luke Shaw handled the ball, giving Brighton a penalties, which Alexis Mac Allister converted to give his club all three points.Therefore Brighton's winning goal against Manchester United, scored by Alexis Mac Allister, was the latest winning goal scored against Manchester United in Premier League history, timed at 98 minutes and 16 seconds.

The result was Roberto De Zerbi's 12th Premier League win as Brighton manager in his 26th game - the same number of games Brighton won under Graham Potter previous season.

Furthermore, it has been reported that Brighton are the first team to win a league double over a team managed by Erik ten Hag since AZ Alkmaar defeated Ajax twice in the Eredivisie in 2019-20.