Erik ten Hag's introduction to the Premier League got off to a nightmare start on Sunday as Manchester United lost 2-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford.
A brace from Pascal Gross in the first half gave Brighton a comfortable lead until 68 minutes when Alexis Mac Allister scored an own goal.
However, United were unable to convert any chances, giving Brighton their first-ever win at Old Trafford. — Premier League team-by-team guide and burning questions — O'Hanlon: Ranking the Premier League's best players (E+) — Premier League kit ranking: Which jerseys are 2022-23's best? — Dawson: Man Utd show familiar flaws on Ten Hag's debut «We went into the game positive, we had a good pre-season and it was the worst possible start to be 2-0 down at half-time at Old Trafford.
Not good enough. We got a goal back but we huffed and puffed a bit and it's a bad start for us,» Harry Maguire said after the game. «We started pretty the game well and on the front foot and as a team we had control of the game.