Joao Pedro headed in a Ninety fifth-minute winner on Brighton supervisor Fabian Hurzeler’s residence debut to inflict a 2-1 defeat over Manchester United after Joshua Zirkzee had inadvertently stopped the guests from taking the lead through the second half.
Zirkzee – the 23-year-old summer time signing who received United the factors towards Fulham final week with a purpose on debut – denied team-mate Alejandro Garnacho from slotting residence within the seventieth minute on the Amex Stadium by getting the ultimate contact on the purpose line in an offside place.
“We performed the overload very nicely,” mentioned Ten Hag on the disallowed purpose. “Then it is about bringing the ultimate move, bringing the gamers in the proper positions, getting the proper end. We did the whole lot nicely there. It’s totally misfortunate.”
Hurzeler admitted: “It was fortunate that we did not concede the second purpose.”
United had edged the primary half however needed to come from behind when their former striker Danny Welbeck poked Brighton forward within the thirty second minute from contained in the six-yard field.
Marcus Rashford appeared to have grabbed an instantaneous response however had his effort dominated out for offside and though Zirkzee was introduced on at half-time for the injured Mason Mount, it initially did little to assist United’s seek for an equaliser.
As an alternative, Brighton had a James Milner prod cleared off the road by Diogo Dalot earlier than Welbeck headed towards the crossbar. The woodwork was nonetheless shaking when Amad Diallo raced up the opposite finish and fired residence through a deflection off the sliding Jan Paul van Hecke simply 100 seconds later.
United pushed for a winner and thought they’d obtained it when Garnacho netted however Zirkzee, who had slid in to satisfy Bruno Fernandes’ low cross, made contact along with his knee earlier than the ball had crossed the road.
And, usually, Erik ten Hag’s facet had been made to pay in damage time when Simon Adingra tossed a cross into the field for the unmarked Pedro to go in as Brighton gamers queued up on the again submit to earn their second victory of the season.
How Zirkzee denied Garnacho
Alejandro Garnacho meets Bruno Fernandes’ low cross to place Manchester United forward
Alejandro Garnacho’s shot hits Joshua Zirkzee on the goalline earlier than it goes in
Alejandro Garnacho waits nervously with referee Craig Pawson as VAR checks the purpose for offside
Alejandro Garnacho in disbelief after VAR guidelines out the purpose for offside
Ten Hag: We must always take a degree
Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag on conceding late objectives:
“That is very disappointing as a result of additionally within the Neighborhood Protect we concede simply earlier than time so we ought to be extra medical in such conditions, learn the sport, take the purpose.
“If you cannot win anymore, and I feel we had been near successful this sport, then positively do not lose the sport.
“We must always maintain extra management within the sport however I feel there have been superb elements. I’ve seen a number of positives from the efficiency however we now have to construct up in each bins. We now have to be extra medical there, we now have to be extra aggressive.”
On Mason Mount being subbed at half time: “It was compelled. He talked about a problem and I do not wish to take the chance with him.
“I do not know the way a lot of a fear it’s, I am unable to say at this second. However I feel, when we now have the nice bench, and we are able to herald Zirkzee, then do not hesitate. Carry Mount off and convey [on] a participant who can have an effect.”
Hurzeler: The gamers by no means gave up
Brighton supervisor Fabian Hurzeler:
“My workforce deserved to win. After we conceded the purpose, we misplaced just a little little bit of management of the sport. The sport was too open and that is one of many greatest strengths from United, to have good transition moments.
“How we performed within the final 10-Quarter-hour was wonderful. We had been pushing for the second purpose, we had been controlling the sport, we had possibilities.
“I am very joyful that the gamers had the perspective of by no means giving up and all the time believing in their very own strengths and believing in one another. I might really feel it on the sidelines.”
United present their weak away-day mentality once more
Sky Sports activities’ David Richardson:
Manchester United are naive. Since 2022-23, they’ve misplaced extra Premier League video games because of objectives scored within the ninetieth minute and past than some other facet (6); they’d solely misplaced two such video games within the first 30 campaigns within the competitors mixed.
Already this season, they conceded an 89th-minute equaliser to Manchester Metropolis within the Neighborhood Protect.
The momentum on the Amex had swung within the last Quarter-hour. United and Erik ten Hag did not recognise it. Scott McTominay was introduced on for Bruno Fernandes somewhat than Casemiro, whose legs had pale.
The match momentum chart reveals how Brighton dominated the ultimate Quarter-hour – and a lot of the second half
Harry Maguire was needlessly modified for Matthijs de Ligt and United missed his aerial presence on the nook which led to Brighton’s winner. Ten Hag insisted his facet “take the purpose” in that state of affairs however neither he or his gamers tried to.
United are winless of their final 14 Premier League away video games wherein they’ve conceded first (D2 L12), since coming from behind at Everton in October 2022 (2-1) and that’s coupled with Ten Hag’s depressing away report which has extra defeats (17) than wins (16) within the Premier League.
When United come underneath stress on the highway, they crumble and on this proof, extra ache will observe.