Man United vs Brighton

Man United have welcomed Graham Potter's Brighton and Hove Albion to Old Trafford for what will be the Red Devils' opening Premier League tie of the new ...

In midfield, ten Hag has opted to go with a four consisting of Fred, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and second new signing Christian Eriksen, and in attack, fans will get their first look of the new season at how English duo Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho combine. Desperate to right the wrongs of last season, new manager Erik ten Hag will know that if he is to put himself and his squad in the best possible position to improve on their standing from last season, he must secure a win on his competitive debut. Manchester United have welcomed Graham Potter’s Brighton and Hove Albion to Old Trafford for what will be the Red Devils’ opening Premier League tie of the new 2022-23 season.

The Reds are undone on opening day by the Seagulls and two first-half Pascal Gross goals.

However, with just over 20 minutes to go, the lead was halved, as a Fernandes corner was eventually turned into his own net by Alexis Mac Allister, as M16 rose once more in an attempt to spur on Ten Hag's men. Cristiano Ronaldo was introduced shortly after, as Ten Hag looked to fashion a way for his side to get back into the game. Gross added both his and Brighton's second just 10 minutes later, as the Reds were left with much work to do heading into the second half. Although the flag went up, replays seemed to suggest Ronaldo was onside and it would have counted. Christian Eriksen then almost topped off a superb flowing counter-attack with Ten Hag's side beginning to edge the early stages. VAR provided a long check as Sanchez appealed for a foul, and there was a review as to whether the ball inadvertently struck Dalot's arm before the keeper cannoned the ball into his own goal off Mac Allister.

The Dutch manager's tenure at Old Trafford got off to a poor start with a 2–1 loss.

The offside flag was up against Ronaldo, but replays hinted he had stayed onside. United continued to push forward but never came close to an equalizer as Brighton held on for a first win at Old Trafford in the club’s history. United looked vulnerable in defense—with Pascal Gross scoring twice in the first half to put Brighton in control—and toothless in attack until Cristiano Ronaldo came on early in the second half.

Get a report of the Manchester United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

"I thought we had an idea of how to attack and when we could we tried to press and put them under pressure. It took Brighton 30 minutes to break United in a spell where they were putting on most of the pressure. "We went into the game positive, we had a good preseason and it was the worst possible start to be 2-0 down at half-time at Old Trafford. Not good enough. "We started pretty the game well and on the front foot and as a team we had control of the game. It was a nightmare start to be 2-0 down at half-time." "We need to look at not letting that first goal set us back as much as it did.

Manchester United lost 2-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford today in the first Premier League match of the new season. Here are our player ratings for the game:.

Improved in the second when pushed back into a deeper role. Bruno Fernandes 3 – Very poor from Bruno. Had the skied shot early on gone in, it could have been a different story. Fred 7 – United’s best player in the first half. Did well as the sole defender in the second half overload. Not sure why he was the sacrifice for Ronaldo rather than MccTominay. Here are our player ratings for the game:

Manchester United begin a new era under Erik ten Hag by hosting Brighton in the opening weekend of the Premier League.The Red Devils suffered their wo.

- Manchester United have won their opening Premier League match in 10 of the last 13 seasons (L3), winning 5-1 against Leeds United last season. - Erik ten Hag will be the eighth manager (including caretakers) to take charge of Manchester United in the nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. - Brighton and Hove Albion have lost six of their last seven Premier League games against Man Utd but did win last time out in May 2022 (4-0) – only versus Man City (9) have the Seagulls lost more Premier League contests than versus Man Utd (7). You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. But when you arrive with a new team, it is tough. - Manchester United have lost four of their last six Premier League games (W1 D1), more than they had in their previous 20 (W10 D7 L3). They lost their last two in 2021-22, last losing three consecutive league games in December 2015. - After losing six consecutive league games in February/March, Brighton have lost just one of their last nine (W5 D3). Only Liverpool (23), Manchester City (23) and Tottenham (20) earned more Premier League points in April and May last season than the Seagulls (18). - None of Brighton’s opening Premier League matches in their five seasons in the competition have finished level (W2 L3), with their two wins coming against sides who would be relegated at the end of the season – a 3-0 win over Watford in 2019-20 and 2-1 win against Burnley last season. - Brighton’s Pascal Groß has scored more Premier League goals against Manchester United than he has any other opponent (4). He’s scored in all three of Brighton’s Premier League victories against the Red Devils, netting the winning goal on two occasions.

Erik ten Hag has selected his first Premier League starting line-up in Manchester United's opening weekend fixture v Brighton.

Manchester United line-up v Brighton Confirmed Manchester United line-up v Brighton Ronaldo scored the opener when United beat Brighton 2-0 at the Theatre of Dreams back in February.