Joao Pedro scored with a header in the fifth minute of injury time to give Brighton a 2-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday, increasing the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.
Pedro scored after United failed to clear a corner, heading in a cross from Simon Adingra. This win marked Brighton’s second consecutive victory to start the season under new coach Fabian Hurzeler.
The result was particularly disappointing for United as they had a potential winning goal disallowed in the 70th minute due to an unusual offside call. Alejandro Garnacho’s shot was going into an empty net but was blocked by Joshua Zirkzee, who was offside.
Zirkzee had scored the winning goal in United’s season opener against Fulham but was on the bench for this match, with Ten Hag using Bruno Fernandes as a false nine instead.
Danny Welbeck, a former United player, opened the scoring for Brighton by finishing a cross from Kaoru Mitoma in the 32nd minute.
Welbeck nearly added a second goal with a header that hit the crossbar in the 58th minute. United equalized just two minutes later with a quick counterattack, as Amad Diallo’s shot was deflected into the net by Jan Paul van Hecke.
