Man Utd lose second consecutive league match, Brighton soar at Old Trafford

Manchester United's woes have continued as Brighton condemned them to 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.

Calvin Kaumba Chikenge Published September 16, 2023

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It was their second loss in a row in the English Premier League, having lost 3-1 to Arsenal before suffering another 1-3 loss at home to Brighton on Saturday.

Despite a strong start from United, Danny Welbeck scored the first goal, and Pascal Gross doubled the visitors’ lead at the start of the second half with a lovely finish.

Joao Pedro extended the lead to 3-0 for the visitors before Hannibal Mejbri scored the consolation goal from long range.

United are currently positioned in the lower half of the standings. They have conceded ten goals in their last five games in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Brighton are in the top four in the league standings. They are trailing only Manchester City, Tottenham, and Liverpool.

EPL RESULTS- 16/09/2023

Wolves 1-3 Liverpool

Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace

Fulham 1-0 Luton

Manchester United 1-3 Brighton

Tottenham 2-1 Sheff Utd

West Ham 1-3 Manchester City

Newcastle 1-0 Brentford

Calvin Kaumba Chikenge September 16, 2023

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Calvin Kaumba Chikenge is an award-winning Zambian multimedia sports journalist well known for his exclusive stories and feature writing. He was voted 2023/24 MTN/FAZ Super League journalist of the year. In addition to reporting on sports for Spring TV, he interned for the Zambia Daily Mail newspaper. He is the current Ballon d'Or juror and has contributed to numerous international publications, including the Guardian in the UK, and is the editor of BolaNews.