Man United vs Brighton

Cristiano Ronaldo's goal-less stretch finally ends and Manchester United benefits with a 2-0 win over Brighton that sends the Red Devils into fourth place ...

Fred, Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes are all on the ball on the edge of the box, slightly off to the right. 35th min.: The match has hit a bit of a stale stretch, but Brighton is not being troubled. Rangnick makes two changes to the starting lineup that faced Southampton with Anthony Elanga and Fred returning to the XI in place of Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba, respectively. But Man United need a second goal to put Brighton away. 53rd min.: RED CARD — Moments later Lewis Dunk takes down Anthony Elanga, who intercepted the ball and was heading on goal. And instead of taking it, he feeds Bruno Fernandes who fires it right at the 'keeper. 96th min.: And Bruno Fernandes seals the deal. Cristiano Ronaldo looked sharper than he had at any point in his six-match goal-less streak and he was rewarded for his efforts with a goal in the second half. 0 0 The Seagulls struck the woodwork in the 78th minute through Jacub Moder, who was denied on two other first-half chances by Man United 'keeper David De Gea. 0

Manchester United moved back into the top four in the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Brighton at Old Trafford.

Brighton are playing the game at a pace aptly compared by Andy Townsend to a testimonial. Somehow Brighton are still in the game at Old Trafford but Bruno Fernandes really should have made it 2-0 there. It's very hard to see a way back for the Seagulls from here. The Red Devils could really do with a second goal with Brighton refusing to accept defeat. Despite Brighton being down to 10 men, they are really knocking on the door. Manchester United have finally got a second goal! They still had their chances to nick a point towards the end but the extra man ultimately proved to be the difference. That will more than do for Manchester United but they made much harder work of it than they should have done. It was a performance typical of this modern Manchester United side who just don't seem to be able to close out matches from commanding positions. "But the reality is that we're fighting for the top four and there are many teams fighting for the same positions so it's going to be a tough three months. David de Gea turned in yet another top-drawer performance for United this evening and further embedded himself as the most important player in the team. Ralf Rangnick’s side weathered the storm towards the end of the game and Fernandes finally wrapped up the victory in the final minute of stoppage time.