Saturday 25 November 2017 23:55, UK
Ashley Young's deflected strike proved the slice of luck Manchester United needed to sneak past promoted Brighton.
Swashbuckling Manchester City headed into the weekend with an eight-point cushion at the top of the Premier League, and that meant Jose Mourinho's second-placed side could ill-afford to drop points at home to Chris Hughton's men.
Well-drilled Brighton threatened to cause an upset as they impressed on their first trip to Old Trafford since 1993, only for Young's strike to loop in via a cruel deflection off Lewis Dunk as United eked out a 1-0 win.
It took their run of victories at home against Premier League newcomers to 19 matches, getting an important sequence of games off to a winning start ahead of trips to Watford and Arsenal.
Brighton were unlucky to see their five-match unbeaten run come to an end after an assured display at Old Trafford, where they panicked the hosts with fleet-footed counter-attacks and dangerous crosses.
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