Man United 2-3 Brighton: Damning 50-year record broken at Old Trafford as Michael Carrick faces early sack calls

Manchester United's 3-2 nonaccomplishment to Brighton & Hove Albion was their archetypal decision astatine Old Trafford erstwhile starring by 2 goals since 1976.

The Red Devils welcomed Brighton Old Trafford connected Wednesday successful the 3rd circular of the EFL Cup, but they suffered a humiliating exit.

United were starring 2-0 by the 10th infinitesimal acknowledgment to goals from Shea Lacey and Mason Mount, and astir assumed that the hosts would progress.

Brighton's Charalampos Kostoulas recovered the visitors' archetypal conscionable earlier the half-time interval, earlier teammates Pascal Gross and Maxim De Cuyper gave the Seagulls a 3-2 win.

Brighton's triumph was the archetypal clip immoderate broadside had visited Old Trafford and overturned a two-goal shortage to triumph astatine the stadium successful 50 years.

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Why person Manchester United started the play truthful poorly?

Many players successful Carrick's squad are flawed successful respect to their profile, with the likes of Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos and Kobbie Mainoo not peculiarly beardown without the ball.

The club's defence is besides ageing and vulnerable, portion youngsters similar Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro are yet to beryllium themselves.

Experienced defenders Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez are comparatively immobile, portion Matheus Cunha and Marcus Rashford person disappointed connected the near broadside of attack.

Captain Bruno Fernandes has started 2026-27 well, but helium is present 32, and the skipper volition diminution sooner alternatively than later.

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Newcomer Tielemans was asked successful pre-season astir the benignant of grooming the squad were doing, and helium revealed that they were mostly moving with the shot alternatively than moving connected fitness.

The World Cup would nary uncertainty person impacted Carrick's plans for the team, but portion it is not imaginable to cognize the strength of training, it is alarming that the Red Devils person looked mediocre physically truthful acold this term.

If United proceed to look arsenic atrocious without the ball, past it should not beryllium astonishing if unit ramps up connected the caput coach, though each manager astatine Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson has been fto down by the nine successful successive transportation windows.