EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | Man United v Brighton | Carabao Cup

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AI GeneratedBrighton & Hove Albion staged a dramatic comeback at Old Trafford to defeat Manchester United 3-2 in the League Cup third round. After falling behind 2-0 within the first ten minutes, the Seagulls displayed immense resilience, scoring three unanswered goals to secure a stunning victory and advance in the competition.
This is the 13th time Brighton & Hove Albion have met Manchester United in domestic cup competition
and the fifth in the last eight years. Today it is the League Cup third round which pits these two
together. United looking to bounce back from derby day controversy at the weekend, the Albion looking
to build momentum after their 5-0 thumping of Coventry. Old Trafford has been a happy
hunting ground for the Seagulls before, will it prove so again tonight? Masraoui,
Thielemans, urged to shoot by the crowd, Shea Lacey might shoot here, does pull the trigger
and finds a wonderful goal on his first start for Manchester United. Shea Lacey
finds the back of the net, it's happiest Seagulls memories this time around in the cup for Shea
All inside, Old Trafford were willing, Uri Thielemans to pull the trigger, he didn't,
he slid it to Shea Lacey and the 19-year-old didn't think twice, shifted it into space
and dragged it back toward the near post with a really tidy finish.
Ross Gagley, United on the hunt, Costinha, Masraoui to Rashford, Rashford the wrong side,
in for two, it dropped to Shea Lacey again instead, it's struck goalward by Mason Mount,
in the blink of an eye, United have to. The persistence of Masraoui stole it back, Marcus
Rashford did exceptionally to drive between two Albion defenders, Lacey was poised but Mount took
over on the penalty spot and hammered it off the turf and in, fortuitous the way it bounced up and
over Jason Steele, but United were straight back at the Albion after scoring their first
and it's paid off, Manchester United 2, Brackenhove, Albion 0. Ross Gagley,
why not, Lacey's through it, certainly caught a hold of it, just never came down in time,
Hajam, around Shea Lacey, Kostoulas was being pulled back, Gross looking for Yalcoyer,
it's a fantastic ball and here comes Malik Yalcoyer, he sent it past the post,
it was a wonderfully threaded pass by Pascal Gross after the run from Hajam, we know Yalcoyer
has the pace and he had it to beat the back line of United there but not the finish
to wrap it into the corner, Kostoulas, O'Reilly, lovely touch, blocked by Heaven,
Kostoulas again and Pascal Gross lifted over the top, the first cross picked out,
Matt O'Reilly chested beautifully past Mount, that was blocked, the second cross found it all
the way through to Gross, the angle was tight, tried to sneak it under the crossbar and beat
that is near post, got under it and sent it into the stands,
Hajam looks early over the top towards Bavis Kostoulas, there's one in the stadium in which
he scored his first Seagulls goal, he has notched again for the Albion and it is after a missile of
a pass by Xhau and Hajam, look at this for a ball by Xhau and Hajam, 45, 50 yards dropped into the
path of Bavis Kostoulas who rolls it under Darlow, and a mishit back pass might allow
Szczesko to steal in and Steele has done superbly, strikes, blushes, spares by Jason Steele,
Thielemans short, Rashford's back to Thielemans, rolling it into his path,
curling it over the top, that was a chance, Andres Santos, O'Reilly gone in the way but Gross
couldn't react in time, Lloro, Darlow, Albion pressing United backwards and they've won it high,
Gross turning in the penalty area, it's Gross, it's 2-2, he is the scourge of Manchester United
again, would you believe it, it's his eighth goal against the Red Devils and it all came
from unrelenting Albion pressure in the final third, they have squeezed United
into a mistake and reaped the rewards through Pascal Gross, the head of one at the back,
powered forward to Gross, position between the centre-backs, the cool head, the presence of mind
and the finish to tuck it into the bottom right, Vuskovic drove it forward and Gross finished it
off, here comes Maxime de Kuyper for Matt O'Reilly, left by Gomez and he'll take it right back and he
has numbers with him, one of them is Costulas trying to get the wrong side of Masraoui,
Babas Costulas again for the Albion, it falls to de Kuyper and it's 3-2 to the Seagulls,
who saw this coming an hour ago, the Albion have turned Old Trafford upside down,
from 2-0 down to 3-2 up, beautifully worked by Diego Gomez, prodded it through the legs of heaven
when Babas Costulas was forced wide, the chance looked to be gone but it deflected back to Maxime
de Kuyper, who finished smartly from close range, what a comeback, what resilience shown by these
Seagulls players and what a reward they might have at the end of it, and Rashford could break
clear of the Albion back line, Marcus Rashford, what a save by Jason Steele, at full stretch to
deny Marcus Rashford, offside flag really should have come up anyway by the looks of things, Steele
didn't know that, and at full extension it is an acrobatic, flexible save from Steele,
Gros, Ayari has spotted a run from Costulas, who's done well to hold off Masraoui, Costinha,
cross goes in, Gros is waiting, it might fall for de Kuyper, Gros nodded it back to de Kuyper,
couldn't get his leg over the ball, Mane, heaven, trying to play the way through the lines,
Chema back on it, Ayari, Pascal Gros in the penalty area, cut back, Costulas off the line,
Lenny Yoro in the way, it was magnificent football from the Albion again and Pascal Gros
picked out Costulas, his curling effort kept out by Yoro, that could have killed it,
Gomez, strong, well won, Gros now, cut towards Jorginho, back to Pascal Gros, Gomez in behind,
Dalot was big, had kept it out with his chest, Costinha, too close to Dalot,
and you just have to hope these aren't chances, the Albion live to regret, Mane,
Tielemans and Bermo at the edge, Fernandes, not his best effort and it needed to be
at this stage, at the swing of Jason Steele's boot, this remarkable cup tie might be over,
long from Steele, new memories at Old Trafford for the Albion,
the comeback kings ensure they have conquered the Theatre of Dreams again,
2-0 down after 10 minutes, but it finishes here, Manchester United 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 3.
