Brighton: Joao Pedro's 95th minute header handed Brighton a 2-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday as 31-year-old boss Fabian Hurzeler enjoyed a dream home Premier League debut. United looked to have snatched a point when Amad Diallo's deflected effort cancelled out Danny Welbeck's first half opener for Brighton. The visitors could even have won it had Alejandro Garnacho's effort not clipped team-mate Joshua Zirkzee, who was in an offside position, just before the ball crossed the line.
Instead it is Brighton who have a maximum six points from their opening two games under Hurzeler as Pedro was left completely unmarked to head in Simon Adingra's cross deep into stoppage time. Defeat puts the spotlight back on United boss Erik ten Hag with Liverpool set to visit Old Trafford next weekend. Ten Hag survived at the end of last season, despite finishing eighth in the Premier League, thanks to winning the FA Cup.
The former Ajax coach got a much-needed 1-0 win against Fulham to open the season last weekend thanks to Zirkzee's late winner. But the performances in both United's first two league matches of the new campaign have done little to suggest there will be a marked improvement from a dismal season in 2023/24. Ten Hag kept faith with the side that started against Fulham with Zirkzee and Garnacho again only used as impact substitutes.
Brighton thrashed Everton 3-0 away in Hurzeler's first match in charge and showed they will be a contender to get back into European football .