Brighton vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Seagulls hammer dismal United

33 mins: March and Gross combine on the right side of the pitch to whip a cross into the penalty area. McTominay back tracks for the visitors and glances the ball over to the far side of United’s final third. Elanga chases after it and manages to clear the lines.

Brighton have stepped up a gear. They passing it beautifully around Man Utd and forcing them to defend deep here.

30 mins: Danny Welbeck makes a run off the shoulder of Diogo Dalot as Pascal Gross chips a free kick over the top of the Man Utd defence. Welbeck goes for the volley on the left side of the box but doesn’t catch it right and spoons his effort high and wide.

27 mins: Trossard carries the ball into the United box from his position on the left and his shot is deflected behind for a corner. The cross comes into the middle and Lindelof deals with it well for the visitors.

Elanga brings the ball down the inside right channel and is heavily hit with a tackle from Yves Bissouma. Elanga goes down and needs some medical treatment.

24 mins: Bruno Fernandes floats a free kick over to the far side of the Brighton box where Scott McTominay wins the header. He nods it over to Anthony Elanga but the youngster can’t control it and Moises Caicedo shuffles the ball out of the penalty area.

This is better from Man Utd. They’re getting the ball into the final third and are starting to up the ante on the Seagulls.

21 mins: There’s no way through for Ronaldo after some fine footwork from Elanga keeps the ball away from Cucurella and Caicedo. He then slots it up to Ronaldo who takes a touch and wants to shoot but Veltman scurries across to tackle him and he comes away with the ball.

18 mins: Manchester United try to responde immediately with a pass up to Ronaldo in the box. Joel Veltman nips in front of the striker and puts the ball out for a corner.

United play it short with Fernandes giving it to Telles who swings in a cross. McTominay tries to win it over near the back post but his headed into the six-yard box gets booted away.

15 mins: There’s the opener! Moises Caicedo gets his first goal for Brighton! Leandro Trossard’s cross comes into the box from the left side. Alex Telles fails to deal with it properly and nods the ball straight up into the air. Solly March wins it as it drops down and sets up Pascal Gross for a shot just inside the box. The effort is rebounded out to Moises Caicedo who follows up with a low driving effort of his own that bursts through the defence and sneaks into the near bottom corner!

12 mins: Caicedo knocks the ball up to Solly March who is closed down quickly by Scott McTominay. McTominay’s tackle is a little clumsy and he takes out the Brighton man.

The resultant free kick comes into the box where Victor Lindelof wins it and nods the ball away.

9 mins: Bruno Fernandes threads a through ball up to Juan Mata who is the most advanced United player. He slides a pass across to Alex Telles who whips a cross into the box towards Cristiano Ronaldo. Moises Caicedo and Marc Cucurella both block Ronaldo’s route to the ball and Caicedo heads it clear.

6 mins: Solly March floats a cross into the box from the right side and almost picks out Leandro Trossard who arrives in the box from the opposite wing. Diogo Dalot adjusts his position well and wins the ball in the air before it can reach the Brighton midfielder.