RASH AND GRAB RAID
United ace bursts Brighton bubble Fernandes tried his luck from It was the first time Albion had taken ner following a strong run from long range on three minutes but the lead at Old Trafford since 1983. Fernandes. failed to hit the target. The Seagulls were flying and could It was harsh on the Seagulls, who
Moments later Greenwood rattled have doubled their lead when Lewis had dominated for long spells and a low drive against Robert Sanchez’s Dunk saw a header tipped onto the had United rattled and arguing left-hand post. crossbar by Henderson. amongst themselves at times.
But after weathering the storm Pogba was having a shocker and But all their hard work and enterprise the visitors raced to the other end missed a chance to equalise before was ruined when United and took the lead through Welbeck the break when he shot wide. fashioned a winner that owed more with their first real attack. United were so bad it took them 52 to luck than creative genius.
The former United and England minutes to register a shot on target Fernandes picked out Pogba and striker nipped in ahead of Aaron when Rashford fired straight at the Frenchman scuffed a volley back Wan-bissaka to meet Neal Maupay’s Sanchez. into the goalmouth for Greenwood cross and beat Henderson at the But nine minutes later he went to head it goalwards as the ball second attempt after the keeper had one better to beat Sanchez with a somehow squeezed over the line somehow kept out his initial header. brilliant finish into the bottom corbruno between Sanchez and Dunk.