Man Utd increased the pace of the match after the opening whistle to preemptively attack Brighton, however, the away team organized a tight defense and proactively reduced the tempo of the match to make the home team excited. reduced. After about 15 minutes of being on the back foot, Brighton gradually pushed Man Utd back.
During the first period of the match, Brighton’s attacks on the ball did not leave an impression, but they were an open team. match score. In the 20th minute, Brighton easily penetrated Man Utd’s defense and Welbeck scored the opening goal of the match with a shot from a distance of only about 7 meters.
Being behind, Man Utd tried to fight back, but the home team’s midfield couldn’t hold the ball and their attacks mainly went through Rashford’s feet. The English player plays individually and rarely coordinates with Hojlund, which causes Man Utd’s attacks to have no breakthroughs.
In matches from the beginning of the season, Man Utd often loses steam in the second half. This match is no exception. Poor ability to organize defense from a distance made Man Utd pay the price with subsequent losses. In the 53rd minute, Gross increased the score to 2-1. In the 71st minute, Pedro increased the gap to 3-0.
Substitute Mejbri shined individually and scored a goal to shorten the score to 1. -3 in the 73rd minute and also raised hope for a comeback for Man Utd. However, in the remaining minutes, Man Utd was still very deadlocked. Even if it weren’t for Onana’s constant brilliance and saves, the number of goals lost by the home team at Old Trafford would have been even higher.
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