Manchester United vs Brighton and Hove Albion - 5 key talking points

#3 Ashley Young doing everything right on his path to redemption

Ashley Young lets out a primal scream as he celebrates the winning goal

He was signed with major fan-fare and appeared to do decently well in his first season at the club. But as the years drew on, the dives became more outrageous, and the management shakier, Ashley Young soon became the symbol of everything that was wrong with Manchester United.

A lesser man would have run away from the harsh glare of constant criticism he was subject, most correctly may I hasten to add, but it speaks volume of the character of the man that he accepted his limitations and acknowledged his role as a squad player and a makeshift full-back. It speaks volumes of his talent that he is now the first-choice left-back at Manchester United.

Against Brighton, he was United's man of the match -the source of the goal and much of the home side's creativity... his dribbling and impeccable crossing of either foot a constant threat on that left flank.

While he still needs to improve greatly when it comes to defensive positioning, the man deserves our respect for braving long, hard, painful road to redemption.

Ashley Young’s deflected goal gives #mufc the lead! pic.twitter.com/8qaiAIcGMQ

— utdhq (@utdhq) November 25, 2017