Manchester United 2-1 Brighton: 3 things observed | Premier League 2018-19

Manchester United came into this game on the back of a huge win against Tottenham Hotspur away at Wembley. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer initially named an unchanged eleven from the last game, but Shaw was later replaced by Dalot on the left, as the former had taken ill just before the start of the game.

Solskjaer lined United up in a much familiar 4-3-3, with Marcus Rashford playing as a centre forward, Anthony Martial on the left, Jesse Lingard on the right, and Paul Pogba as the number 10.

In the first 20 minutes of the game, Manchester United had much of the ball, but were finding it hard to open Brighton. The first goal came from a penalty earned by Paul Pogba, and scored by him after he was brought down by Bong.

The second goal was a piece of magic by a man in the form of his life, Marcus Rashford, who scored with a brilliant finish from an impossible angle.

In the second half, the pattern of play was much similar, United had much of the ball and were creating chances. Brighton though pulled one back, and the goal was scored by Pascal Gross after a good chest control.

The last 10 minutes were nervy for Manchester United, as Brighton attacked with all they had. But United were able to hold on, and Solskjaer made it 7 wins out of 7 games in charge.

Here are the 3 things we learned from Manchester United's victory.

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#1 Ole enters the history books

He has completely transformed the mood of the Old Trafford faithful

With this victory, his seventh consecutive one, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has crept into the history books yet again, becoming the first Manchester United manager to win his first 6 Premier League games in charge of United.

He has completely transformed the mood of the Old Trafford faithful, and has brought back the attacking football United were known for.

This feat is massive for the Norwegian, who has made his candidature for the full-time job pretty obvious.

#2 Paul Pogba - slow on penalties, quick in impact

The Frenchman is slowly shaping up to be a lethal presence at the heart of the midfield

The internet was given ample content yet again, as Paul Pogba sure took his sweet time in scoring the opening penalty. 12 steps were involved in his slow-jog to the spot-kick, but all United fans will be caring about is that he has found the back of the net yet again.

This cements the fact that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to build his team around Pogba. He played most of the match as a number 10, and was absolutely brilliant again.

This goal further means that he has had a crucial role to play in nearly all of Solskjaer's Premier League victories. The Frenchman is slowly shaping up to be a lethal presence at the heart of the midfield, and is looking like the player Manchester United broke the world record fee for.

#3 Marcus Rashford is a gem!

Rashford was absolutely electric

Marcus Rashford has now scored in 4 successive league games, and Old Trafford is irrevocably in love with their home-grown striker.

Marcus was fabulous, and displayed absolute brilliance. His goal was a piece of magic - balance, strength, patience, determination, poise, and technique. Rashford's goal had everything, and that finish from an impossible angle was brilliant.

Rashford was absolutely electric, and this just goes on to prove the impact Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had since arriving. Rashford was given a free role, and he was absolutely everywhere on the pitch.

He was taking shots from everywhere, which just tells you the confidence with which Marcus Rashford is playing at the moment. With 41 total goals for Manchester United, Rashford has now put in better numbers than Cristiano Ronaldo at the same age.