Twitter reacts as Manchester United defeat Brighton And Hove Albion 2-1 at Old Trafford
Manchester United sealed another victory in front of their home fans at Old Trafford as they defeated Brighton And Hove Albion with a 2-1 scoreline.
Solskjaer's brigade started well as well as the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jese Lingard and Anthony Martial created a few vital chances.
Paul Pogba broke the deadlock at the 27th minute of the game as he converted a penalty netting the ball at the right-hand bottom corner. They started to provide more pressure on Brighton's defence as United made it 2-0 at the 42nd minute of the match when Marcus Rashford curled the ball into Brighton's net as he sowed his individual skills. Diogo Dalot was named as the assist provider.
In the second half, Manchester United tried to extend the lead, but Brighton's defence denied the Red Devils many times. On the other hand, Brighton scored their first goal of the match at the 72nd minute of the match. This time, Pascal Gross was the goal scorer. Davy Propper provided the assist through a cross and De Gea failed to save Gross' tremendous header. After conceding the goal, Brighton tried to provide more attacks, but the defence stood still with their superb qualities. Victor Lindelof was the most important player in Manchester United defence.
With this victory, Solskjaer's army managed to continue their unbeaten run. Under the management of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United won the 7th match in all competitions.
United climbed up to the 5th spot in the Premier League points table. Man Utd has managed to grab 44 points from 23 matches. We could expect them to finish the Premier League among the four teams. The points difference between table topper Liverpool and Ole's cub is 16 points as The Reds also sealed their victory against Crystal Palace.
Paul Pogba scored yet another excellent goal for his club and occupies the highest goalscorer position for Man Utd. Pogba has scored 8 goals for Manchester United this season in the Premier League. Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial have the same number of goals for the Red Devils in the Premier League 2018-19.
Here a few Twitter reactions as Manchester United continues their unbeaten run under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.