Manchester United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion - Football Match Report - August 7, 2022 - ESPN

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.

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«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. Then we conceded the first goal and that knocked us badly. We stopped playing from then.

»We need to look at not letting that first goal set us back as much as it did. But we have to be better on the ball, we gave them encouragement to come forward and attack us. It was a nightmare start to be 2-0 down at half-time."

It took Brighton 30 minutes to break United in a spell where they were putting on most of the pressure. Danny Welbeck got away from Maguire and hit the ball into the six-yard box where Gross tapped it into the net.

His second came nine minutes later in a well-built team goal from Brighton. They worked the ball down the field from their corner flag where Solly March picked up the ball on the edge of the area.

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