Manchester United suffered a painful 3-2 defeat to Brighton at Outdated Trafford within the Carabao Cup, throwing away a two-goal benefit after a powerful opening 10 minutes.
Softfootball believes the defeat will elevate additional questions round Michael Carrick’s facet after United gave the impression to be in full management early on. Shea Lacey opened the scoring within the eighth minute with a strong end from outdoors the field earlier than Mason Mount doubled the benefit two minutes later with a rebound into the highest nook.
Brighton steadily recovered and pulled one again simply earlier than half-time. Jaouen Hadjam’s cross discovered Charalampos Kostoulas, who completed low to make it 2-1 and provides Fabian Hurzeler’s facet renewed perception.
Pascal Groß then accomplished the comeback within the sixty fifth minute after Luka Vušković’s clever play created the opening contained in the penalty space. 4 minutes later, Maxim De Cuyper put Brighton forward for the primary time, ending calmly after being performed by way of by Kostoulas.
United pushed for an equaliser within the closing levels. Marcus Rashford got here closest when he raced by way of one-on-one, however Jason Steele produced an necessary save to protect Brighton’s lead.
Carrick launched Bruno Fernandes, Joshua Zirkzee, Kobbie Mainoo, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha as United looked for a response, however Brighton held agency.
The defeat means United exit the Carabao Cup after surrendering a 2-0 lead. Stories famous that it was the primary time in 50 years United had misplaced at residence after main by two objectives.
Match Statistics
| Statistic | Man United | Brighton |
| Targets | 2 | 3 |
| Pictures on Goal | 5 | 7 |
| Pictures Off Goal | 8 | 1 |
| Blocked Pictures | 5 | 0 |
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Corners | 4 | 3 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Fouls | 5 | 14 |
| Throw-ins | 25 | 14 |
| Yellow Playing cards | 0 | 4 |
| Crosses | 1 | 5 |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 2 | 2 |
| Purpose Kicks | 8 | 8 |
Manchester United Participant Rankings
| Participant | Score |
| Karl Darlow | 4/10 |
| Diogo Dalot | 4/10 |
| Leny Yoro | 5/10 |
| Ayden Heaven | 5/10 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | 5/10 |
| Andrey Santos | 6/10 |
| Youri Tielemans | 7/10 |
| Shea Lacey | 8/10 |
| Mason Mount | 7.5/10 |
| Marcus Rashford | 6.5/10 |
| Benjamin Šeško | 6/10 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | 4/10 |
| Kobbie Mainoo | 5/10 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | 5/10 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 5/10 |
| Matheus Cunha | N/A |
Brighton Participant Rankings
| Participant | Score |
| Jason Steele | 6/10 |
| Pascal Groß | 8/10 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 8/10 |
| Malick Yalcouyé | 7/10 |
| Luka Vušković | 7.5/10 |
| Matt O’Riley | 6.5/10 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 8/10 |
