Manchester United regain its balance with a double against Brighton
Manchester United regained the tone of victories by defeating its guest Brighton 2-0, on Tuesday evening, in the match hosted by Old Trafford, which was postponed from the 18th round of the English Premier League.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the double in the 51st minute and Bruno Fernandes in the 97th minute.
With that result, Manchester United raised its score to 43 points to rise to fourth place, while Brighton’s balance froze at 33 points in ninth place.
The first attempt in the match came in favor of Brighton in the fifth minute, with Moder penetrating into the right side of the penalty area, firing a ball that was saved by De Gea.
The response came quickly from United in the seventh minute, after Ronaldo passed a magic ball to Sancho inside the area to be unique to Sanchez and hit the ball, the brilliance of the Brighton goalkeeper in stopping it.
Moder sent a ground cross from the right side in the 17th minute, followed by Mac Alister with a direct shot from inside the area, it went easy in the hands of De Gea.
Gross tried to surprise De Gea in the 31st minute, after he followed a ball away from Shaw, shooting a ball at the bird from the border of the area, which passed next to the post.