Brighton took a tasty 1–0 victory on their home turf.
David de Gea got the ball on his head. PDO
The match between Brighton and Manchester United started dramatically. Kaoru Mitoma ran through the drive and slammed the ball directly against the rusher David de Gea on.
De Gea fell to the grass but recovered after a few minutes of treatment, continued the game red-faced – and it was the hosts’ goal.
In the final moments, de Gea made two super saves: first he stopped by Alexis MacAllister shot, a little later Moises Caicedon.
Even those weren’t enough, because Luke Shaw got his hands on the centering ball. Andre Marriner glanced at the VAR screen and ordered the ball to the spot.
MacAllister fired a powerful shot into the top corner and sent the home fans into a frenzy in the ninth minute of extra time.
– We played very well, Brighton keeper Jason Steele your sum to Sky Sports.
– These are big points for us.
Brighton is trying to crown their great season by reaching for the fifth place that entitles them to the Europa League.
Brighton will still face Everton, Southampton and Manchester City at home and Arsenal, Newcastle and Aston Villa away.
United would have needed points, because Liverpool, a blood enemy flying in the winning streak, has arrived to chase the Champions League places.
United will still face Wolves, Chelsea and Fulham at home and West Ham and Bournemouth away.