Manchester United vs Brighton LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Ronaldo ends goal drought

41 mins: Chance! Brighton’s corner is half-cleared but the visitors regain possession and pick out Moder in the box. He’s surrounded by red shirts but manages to squeeze it out to Bissouma on the right side of the area. He takes a first time shot and attempts to side-foot the ball into the far bottom corner. De Ge shuffles across to cover the gap but isn’t too worried as the ball curls wide of the far post.

38 mins: Save! Great save from David De Gea! Webster jogs into United’s half and collects the ball. He slots it out wide to Joel Veltman who fires a cross into the middle of the box. Jakub Moder leaps higher than anyone else to win the ball and powers a header at goal. De Gea leaps to his right, gets a solid right hand to the ball and pushes it wide of goal!

35 mins: Gross finds Maupay on the edge of the box but he’s tackled by McTominay who gives it to Fernandes to set up a counterattack. Fernandes only has Ronaldo in front of him so decides to drive it forward himself. He’s closed down by the joint effort of Yves Bissouma and Marc Cucurella who foul the Man Utd midfielder and give away a free kick.

32 mins: Dalot squares the ball across the front edge of the box and Fernandes lets it run to Fred. He lays the ball off to Shaw who runs into a first time shot and drills it into the nearest Brighton defender who blocks the effort and clears his lines.

29 mins: Man Utd are so slow in their build-up play. It’s very comfortable for Brighton to defend against and they’re able to mark players closely and put immediate pressure on the ball. Fred receives a pass from Shaw and attempts to shake of a tackle but gets dispossessed.

Cucurella slots a dainty pass into the box for Trossard who chips it into the box. Maguire heads it away but the ball drops for Pascal Gross who hits one from the edge of the box and pulls the effort wide of the near post.

26 mins: Nearly. Dalot flicks a clearance down the right wing where the ball is expertly brought down by Bruno Fernandes. He rolls it onto his left foot and fires a cross-field pass over the Ronaldo on the inside left. The pass doesn’t have the legs to reach the United forward and Webster gets in front of him to head it clear.

23 mins: Jadon Sancho and Fred combine to work the ball down the inside left channel and into the box. Fred takes it to the byline and backheels it back into the area trying to set up Sancho. Adam Webster is there to intercept and work the ball clear.

United recover the ball and give it to Ronaldo. He drives towards the box and slips in Elanga. He chases it to the byline but can’t reach it under pressure from Dunk and Sanchez watches the ball roll behind for a goal kick.

20 mins: Moder works a diagonal ball across the pitch back to Lewis Dunk but he’s chased down by Anthony Elanga. The Brighton centre-back does well to hold him off and releases the ball to Cucurella who works it down Brighton’s left wing.

17 mins: Man Utd manage to work the ball up to Ronaldo but he’s barely got time for a touch before Yves Bissouma comes across and shoulders him off the ball.

Ronaldo hits the deck and wants a free kick but the referee just smiles at him and lets play go on.

14 mins: Manchester United are just trying to get a handle in the game by taking over possession and stringing a few passes together. Brighton’s press it effective though and the home team struggle to play the ball through midfield.

Alexis MacAllister recovers the ball for the visitors and sends it up to Neal Maupay. He shoots from the edge of the box and sees his effort blocked.