Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester United: Hits and flops from the game

#5 Flop: Ashley Young

Young struggled at right-back

Ashley Young had a more than decent outing at the World Cup in Russia during the summer, but his display as a makeshift right-back concludes either of two things – he isn’t comfortable in that position or is still short of adequate match-fitness to play competitive football.

The 33-year-old was poor in defence, allowing crosses to enter the box in a canter during the first half. When advancing up the pitch, he struggled to get crosses past the first defender – Gaetan Bong in most cases – to provide service to the aerial threat of Romelu Lukaku and Marouane Fellaini later in the contest.

Mourinho’s lack of, or rather absence of options at full-back isn’t helping Young’s cause either. Will the United boss switch to a three-man defence to accommodate Young in a more advanced position?