A slap.
No more no less.
On the lawn of Falmer Stadium in Brighton, Manchester United conceded a very heavy defeat (4-0), their fourth in the last seven Premier League games.
Defeat at Brighton.#MUFC |
#BHAMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 7, 2022
Faced with 10th in the Premier League Brighton, the Red Devils were nevertheless hopeful of chaining a second victory in a row and getting back into the race for the top 5. The scenario ultimately very quickly escaped Cristiano Ronaldo's teammates, who took on water from all sides in the face of excited
Seagulls
.
Moisés Caicedo quickly opened the scoring, from the 15th minute, before a surge on the return from the locker room, at the start of the second period.
11 minutes before the hour mark, Graham Potter's men added a second goal, by Cucurrella (49th), then a third, signed Gross (57th) and finally a fourth, for Trossard (60th).
United can still lose it all
Already slapped by Liverpool on the same score, on April 19 (4-0), the Red Devils, who learned a few days ago that they would be coached by Ajax coach Erik Ten Hag next season, have conceded one of their biggest defeats of the season.
It is already the sixth time in the year that the Mancunians have conceded four or more goals in the same match.
Above all, this heavy almost buries the exit of United from the top 5 of the Premier League.
Sixth in the standings Sixth with 58 points and only one game remaining, United are three points behind Tottenham, who still have four games left and have a much better goal average (+20, against +1).
This sixth place allows Manchester to qualify for the play-offs of the Europa League Conference for the moment, but it is not yet acquired: behind, West Ham is six points but has played two games less than Manchester United, who no longer really has his destiny in his hands and can still lose everything by the end of this season.
