MANCHESTER: On the first weekend of the Premier League season, Brighton won 2-1 at Old Trafford to record their first-ever victory there. Brentford rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Leicester City.
Erik ten Hag’s tenure as Manchester United manager also got off to a disastrous start. After a terrible 2021/22 season, United had some hope for a new beginning, but in the first 45 minutes, Pascal Gross scored twice to give Brighton the lead.
The magnitude of the task facing Ten Hag is demonstrated by the fact that although Alexis Mac Allister’s own goal gave United a foothold in the game, they rarely looked like pulling even. Cristiano Ronaldo was benched by the former Ajax manager because he had only started preseason practice last week.
