Brave and efficient Brighton see off a poor Manchester United effort
(The Guardian Sports News)

This lamentable effort was enough to remind José Mourinho that he has far more pressing concerns than Manchester City poking fun at him in their Amazon documentary. Manchester United´s budding film critic could only grit his teeth as Brighton & Hove Albion´s supporters informed him that his city is blue. City had swaggered to another victory earlier in the day, sticking six goals past Huddersfield Town, and on this evidence United are lagging behind the league champions in the place that truly matters.Mourinho´s pre-match comments about City´s lack off class off the pitch felt like a diversion tactic long the end of this farcical defeat. The most famous club in England never resembled a team with serious designs on winning the title, conceding three goals in a first half for the first time since Louis van Gaal presided over a collapse against Arsenal in October 2015, and a variety of talking points tested their manager´s temper. Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelöf were culpable for two of Brighton´s goals, underlining why Mourinho was aggrieved not to strengthen his central defence in the summer, and Anthony Martial´s listlessness beggared belief. It was difficult to argue with Paul Pogba´s admission that Brighton won because of their superior desire. Continue reading...