Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points 

#1 Who’s to be blamed?

Mourinho was quite animated with his players in the final stages of the game

With the tough competition that the top-six clubs are going to be engaged in this season, it was extremely important for United to milk out the maximum points against the lower-ranked oppositions. Mourinho’s team had dropped points against the likes of Huddersfield Town, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and even Brighton last season.

The ability to churn out victories against these teams had to be the primary objective going into this season. However, as the match progressed, it was becoming apparent that the individual defensive errors were proving out to be quite costly.

Lindelof was very shaky in the backline, and Bailly’s brittleness coupled with his casual intent played a stimulating part in all of Brighton’s goals. Even Pogba did not clear the ball appropriately from the corner that resulted in Duffy’s goal.

With these individual errors, it would be very unfair to entirely blame the manager for the situation. While there was a messed up attacking pattern in the final stages, it was an offspring of the unrest caused by the three goals scored by Brighton.

It is undoubtedly true, that United’s players have to demonstrate better attitude and milk out their best efforts if they were to avoid such similar hiccups going ahead in the campaign.