Brighton causes Manchester United extra suffering at Old Trafford.

Brighton defeated Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford, resulting in yet another heartbreaking home loss.

Yankuba Minteh gave the Seagulls the lead early on, and although Bruno Fernandes tied the score with a penalty kick before halftime, Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter's goals in the second half rightfully ended Ruben Amorim's team's chances.

There was not a single open-play shot on goal in United's fourth home loss in five games, which included a terrible goalkeeping blunder by Andre Onana on the third goal.

As a result, they are unable to improve from 13th place in the Premier League standings. Brighton, led by Fabian Hurzeler, overtakes Fulham to take ninth place.

What transpired at Old Trafford
Minteh's strike marks the third time in five home games that Amorim's team has let up a goal in the first five minutes, as United has a tendency to start slowly at Old Trafford. Mitoma squared for the Gambian to slot home after falling behind.

However, United responded on the day Old Trafford honoured United legend Denis Law, whose family confirmed his death on Friday night at the age of 84. Amad Diallo was the driving force, just as he was against Southampton on Thursday.

Before Carlos Baleba fouled Joshua Zirkzee and Fernandes converted the penalty, the midweek hat-trick hero had the ball high. However, that turned out to be United's best chance.

This was going to be a period of ups and downs, as Amorim had predicted. The second half saw a decrease this time. Joao Pedro believed he had given Brighton the lead again, but Jan Paul van Hecke's foul was disallowed by VAR. They were spared a long wait.

Making just his second Premier League appearance since early October, Minteh found Mitoma, who beat Noussair Mazraoui at the far post. Hurzeler's team didn't deserve it, and there wasn't a late comeback this time.

That was ensured by Onana's bizarre mistake of shoving a tame cross into Rutter's path. Against Southampton, United got away with one. Not now. Well defeated, as Brighton triumphed for the third straight season at Old Trafford.

Amorim: The worst Manchester United team ever
Ruben Amorim, the head coach of Manchester United, said during the press conference:

"We won two of our ten Premier League games. I am aware of that. Consider what this would mean to a Manchester United supporter. Just picture what this means to me. As a result, the new coach is losing more than the previous one. I am fully aware of that.

"As I previously stated, I will never change. We must live through this moment, but I am confident that we can succeed. Since I am aware that we must now survive, I am not naive.

"We are possibly the worst team in Manchester United's history. I am aware of your need for headlines, but I am stating this because we need to recognise and address it. Your headlines are here.

Man Utd's suffering in statistics

Manchester United lost their sixth Premier League home game of the year, which is the most they have lost in their first 12 home games of a league season since 1893–94 (7).

In their most recent five Premier League games at Old Trafford, Manchester United has given up the first goal five times in a row, from August to October 2023. This is their joint-longest stretch in the division.

This season, Manchester United has dropped 10 of its 22 Premier League games, the most losses they have had this early in a league season since Alex Ferguson's 1989–90 season (also the 22nd game).