Brighton vs Man United

Live reaction and analysis as Man Utd were humiliated by Brighton in their penultimate match of the Premier League season.

"We waited for it to come together; there were a few moments when I was still shouting. We'll have a nice evening." United have the ball in the net, but the flag is up. The ball is cut back to Marc Cucurella in the box and he fires high into the net to double Brighton's lead. "You're not fit to wear the shirt" is the chant from the away end. Away from home, our form has been excellent, home form not so good. It has held us back in the league. A beautiful counter-attack is finished off by Gross in the box, but United were like statues. United earn a free-kick in another dangerous area, but it comes to nothing as Ronaldo is flagged offside when the ball comes in. They want the match to end, and the season at that. Bruno Fernandes admits Manchester United fans were within their right to chant 'you're not fit to wear the shirt' as their side were humiliated 4-0 by Brighton in the Premier League. Manchester United will be looking to end the Premier League season on a high when they travel to face Brighton in their penultimate match of the campaign on Saturday evening.

Brighton and Hove Albion recorded their biggest ever top-flight win on Saturday, hammering Manchester United 4-0 on England's south coast.

3 mins from kickoff: The teams are lined up in the tunnel now, and they'll be out on the pitch soon. It comes to nothing, but the home side look to be seeing out the half in the ascendancy. 3rd min: It is that back three shape for Brighton, with Cucurella on the left of the three, and Trossard wide on the left. He opts to cut the ball back to the edge of the area, where Jaun Mata's shot is blocked by Caicedo for a corner. He has far too much time in the United area, and he picks out Cucurella making a supporting run. This is a massive capitulation from United. This time Welbeck gets through on the right, again far too easily. United had little in attack, Cristiano Ronaldo firing way off target whenever he found space to receive the ball. The second half continued in that fashion, with Brighton getting the ball into advanced areas but failing to double their advantage. United showed signs of life, at times — Cavani tested Robert Sanchez with an acrobatic effort, and Bruno Fernandes fired a few shots from range throughout the second half — but at no point did it feel like Ralf Rangnick's side were able to match their hosts. Although David de Gea wasn't tested too much in the opening stages, the hosts were getting the ball forward with regularity. Saturday's 4-0 victory was Brighton's biggest in top-flight football and the scoreline did not flatter them at all. Manchester United continue to limp towards the end of a season that is now set to be their worst in the Premier League eras.

Player ratings: No one had a good day for Manchester United as the Premier League giants' season hit a new low against Brighton & Hove Albion.

They were bullied, predictable with their decision making, anxious at every turn and just didn't have any kind of direction aside from playing it back to one of their only capable first-teamers. They were defending much more resiliently to avoid further decline and on the odd chance they made something happen in the final third, it was always through some nice, quick passing in and around the box. MF Fred, 3 -- In one of the worst cameos of the season thus far, Fred couldn't keep the ball at his feet and was woeful with his positional play. The Red Devils looked slow from the word go and were made to pay for their poor play as Moises Caicedo put Brighton 1-0 up within 15 minutes. MF Anthony Elanga, 4 -- The youngster had to drop incredibly deep just to get any sniff of the ball, and after failing to deal with the physicality of the opposition, he was subbed off. This was as close to a disaster-class as an 'elite' club can get.

Manchester United travel to Brighton looking to end a disappointing season on a high. Graham Potter's side have little left to play for, although European ...

3 mins from kickoff: The teams are lined up in the tunnel now, and they'll be out on the pitch soon. It comes to nothing, but the home side look to be seeing out the half in the ascendancy. 3rd min: It is that back three shape for Brighton, with Cucurella on the left of the three, and Trossard wide on the left. He opts to cut the ball back to the edge of the area, where Jaun Mata's shot is blocked by Caicedo for a corner. He has far too much time in the United area, and he picks out Cucurella making a supporting run. This is a massive capitulation from United. This time Welbeck gets through on the right, again far too easily. United had little in attack, Cristiano Ronaldo firing way off target whenever he found space to receive the ball. The second half continued in that fashion, with Brighton getting the ball into advanced areas but failing to double their advantage. United showed signs of life, at times — Cavani tested Robert Sanchez with an acrobatic effort, and Bruno Fernandes fired a few shots from range throughout the second half — but at no point did it feel like Ralf Rangnick's side were able to match their hosts. Although David de Gea wasn't tested too much in the opening stages, the hosts were getting the ball forward with regularity. Saturday's 4-0 victory was Brighton's biggest in top-flight football and the scoreline did not flatter them at all. Manchester United continue to limp towards the end of a season that is now set to be their worst in the Premier League eras.

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If they win their last two games they’ll finish with 64 points. Manchester United get the game started and send the ball long over to the right wing. Diogo Dalot adjusts his position well and wins the ball in the air before it can reach the Brighton midfielder. 9 mins: Bruno Fernandes threads a through ball up to Juan Mata who is the most advanced United player. However they have lost only one of the last six and sit ninth. They have just two matches left to play this season, able to reach a maximum of 64 points.

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“We waited for it to come together; there were a few moments when I was still shouting. “It was a terrible performance. “I don’t think they ignored the gameplan but we weren’t able to stop them.

Player ratings: No one had a good day for Manchester United as the Premier League giants officially miss out on the Champions League.

They were bullied, predictable with their decision making, anxious at every turn and just didn't have any kind of direction aside from playing it back to one of their only capable first-teamers. They were defending much more resiliently to avoid further decline and on the odd chance they made something happen in the final third, it was always through some nice, quick passing in and around the box. MF Fred, 3 -- In one of the worst cameos of the season thus far, Fred couldn't keep the ball at his feet and was woeful with his positional play. The Red Devils looked slow from the word go and were made to pay for their poor play as Moises Caicedo put Brighton 1-0 up within 15 minutes. MF Anthony Elanga, 4 -- The youngster had to drop incredibly deep just to get any sniff of the ball, and after failing to deal with the physicality of the opposition, he was subbed off. This was as close to a disaster-class as an 'elite' club can get.

Manchester United travel to Brighton looking to end a disappointing season on a high. Graham Potter's side have little left to play for, although European ...

— — — — 30 mins from kickoff: Graham Potter's side were expected to line up with a back three, but it could be a four. Brighton haven't won at home this calendar year, and Potter's side have been better on the road than they have at home.

Man Utd turned in another yet disgraceful display in their dreadful season, losing 4-0 to Brighton at the Amex Stadium.

United have got issues in both full-back positions but Telles increasingly looks a forlorn hope on the left. They've conceded four or more six times in their last 30 league games and the system and personnel have contributed to what can only be termed a disaster in defence. Erik ten Hag will have to make a judgement call on these players this summer and the next. He contributed to Brighton's first goal with a woeful defensive header. This hammering on the south coast reduced their goal difference to just one. On such a sorrowful day the message belonged to every one of those players.

Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick has reflected on our 4-0 defeat against Brighton in the Premier League and admitted the fans deserve an apology ...

It was very, very difficult to stop them in the first half at all and in the second half we took the risk to bring Edi [Cavani] on as a second striker and Fred and went to a 4-4-2. In hindsight it was maybe a little bit of a risk to play a 4-4-2 against them, but we had to try and change the energy. That's why I decided to go with more of a risk and play the 4-4-2 with Edi and Fred as a second six, but the two early goals at 3 and 4-0 after 60/65 minutes was a disaster for us. Until the West Ham game, or even until the Tottenham game we had very in-between and solid performances. To start with we can only apologise to our supporters, it was a terrible performance and a humiliating defeat. The game plan was completely different, we told the players to be as compact as we could possibly be but we couldn’t stop them."

How the Man Utd players rated as they sank to a dreadful 4-0 defeat to Brighton.

Was often a one-man midfield due to McTominay's struggles but did his utmost to calm proceedings. He has been starting by default for a while and should not start again. Slow in getting down to Moises Caicedo's shot and his afternoon got worse thereafter.

Player ratings: No one had a good day for Manchester United as the Premier League giants' season hit a new low against Brighton & Hove Albion.

They were bullied, predictable with their decision making, anxious at every turn and just didn't have any kind of direction aside from playing it back to one of their only capable first-teamers. They were defending much more resiliently to avoid further decline and on the odd chance they made something happen in the final third, it was always through some nice, quick passing in and around the box. MF Fred, 3 -- In one of the worst cameos of the season thus far, Fred couldn't keep the ball at his feet and was woeful with his positional play. The Red Devils looked slow from the word go and were made to pay for their poor play as Moises Caicedo put Brighton 1-0 up within 15 minutes. MF Anthony Elanga, 4 -- The youngster had to drop incredibly deep just to get any sniff of the ball and after failing to deal with the physicality of the opposition, he was subbed off. This was as close to a disaster-class as an 'elite' club can get.

Manchester United were beaten 4-0 by Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League, in our penultimate encounter of the 2021/22 campaign.

Welbeck fired inches wide from range as Potter’s men went in search of a fifth late on, but the Seagulls were unable to add to their tally further. Things went from bad to worse on the hour-mark, as Trossard then added a fourth. Soon after Ralf Rangnick had opted to make a double change at the start of the second half, Brighton added a second. With 15 minutes gone, Graham Potter’s side took the lead. The Seagulls could have had a fifth as both Alexis Mac Allister and Gross continued to cause problems, but the ball came back off the woodwork and went wide following a strong intervention from Dalot. Leandro Trossard was another who looked ever-threatening for the Seagulls, as he and his team looked to exploit the Reds, in a bid to double their advantage.