The World Cup winner and Manchester United captain, Paul Pogba could not inspire joyless team mate as they suffer a huge 3-2 loss to Brighton at the Amex Stadium today.
The last game of MatchDay 2 ended a big embarrassment for United, hoping to demonstrate that they were ready to challenge their neighbours Manchester City for the title this season.
Bighton opened scoring with a stylish goal by Glenn Murray in the 25th minute. He flicked the ball over David De Gea from Solly March’s left-wing cross.
Two minutes later, Shane Duffy converted Anthony Knockaert’s pass after United had failed to clear a corner.
Romelu Lukaku’s header halved the deficit and triggered a revival hope.But Pascal Gross restored Brighton’s two-goal lead with a penalty before the break.
The visitors stepped up their game in the second half, but it only fetched a penalty goal from Paul Pogba in the stoppage time.
