Man United 1-3 Brighton: Ruben Amorim's side outclassed on day they paid tribute to Denis Law - as they slump to a SIXTH home league defeat
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The temptation on occasions like this is to draw comparisons with the past, but there really aren’t any. The Manchester United that Denis Law graced feels as far away from the modern-day incarnation as you could possibly get. United fans paid homage to The King, who passed away on Friday at the age of 84, and then looked on as United played like paupers. The only parallel to be drawn with Law’s era and this shambles of a team is that United look closer to being relegated from the top-flight than at any time since 1974.
This was a sixth defeat in nine Premier League games. Were it not for Amad Diallo’s hat-trick heroics against bottom-of-the-table Southampton here on Thursday, it would have been seven defeats. ‘You thought you were back, but you’re still s***,’ sang the jubilant away fans.
United were a mess again. As bad as Brighton were good. The Seagulls led through Yankuba Minteh’s early goal and clinched a deserved win through second half strikes from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter after Bruno Fernandes has equalised from the spot.
We really shouldn’t be surprised by these headlines anymore. This was Brighton’s third straight win in the league at Old Trafford, equalling a feat only achieved by Manchester City. They have now won six of their last seven league games against United.
