There was a stake on the side of Amex Stadium.
Brighton received Manchester United for a late match of the 28th day and the two teams appeared on the lawn with European ambitions: the Champions League for the Red Devils and the Europa League for the Seagulls.
In this game, it was the locals who struck a blow by winning (1-0).
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From the start, the intentions of both teams were clear: victory.
Antony (2nd) and Kaoru Mitoma (4th) lit the first fuses.
The strike of the Japanese, not altruistic enough on the spot, also put David De Gea, the Spanish goalkeeper, KO for long minutes.
The twirling winger, always dangerous, even had a new opportunity but his shot, after a series of short dribbles, ended his race to the right of the Red Devils goalkeeper (14th).
Over the course of the meeting, the counter-attacks multiplied.
Antony (21st) but especially Marcus Rashford (28th) and Anthony Martial (39th) Manchester side made Jason Steele shine, impeccable in his goals.
In a lively first act, the two teams returned to the locker room back to back.
After the break, Brighton pushed.
Kaoru Mitoma, in every move, did not exploit the defensive largesse of Erik Ten Hag's men.
On several occasions, the former Union Saint-Gilloise even lacked lucidity in his choices and in the last gesture.
Often choosing the individual option, his teammates grew annoyed little by little.
Then it was after the hour mark that Casemiro had the miracle of continuing the game by avoiding a second yellow despite an obvious fault (66th).
The storm seemed to have passed for the Red Devils and Bruno Fernandes even made Jason Steele shine with a remarkable strike which forced Jason Steele to a beautiful horizontal (68th).
But it was indeed the men of Roberto De Zerbi who, pushed by a whole stadium, had the last opportunities.
Solly March first (86th) then Alexis Mac Allister (90th), excellent this evening, sent shivers through the spans of Amex Stadium.
It was finally on the corner of the last chance that Brighton was rewarded.
And it was after a crazy action where Bruno Fernandes then David De Gea thought they had saved theirs that the referee went to consult the VAR to whistle a penalty after a handball from Luke Shaw in an aerial duel (97th).
The joy of the Brighton players at the final whistle.
PAUL CHILDS
The perfect opportunity for Alexis Mac Allister to offer victory to his family.
Without trembling, the world champion gave David De Gea no chance with a missile in the right corner (99th).
The stadium could exult.
After this big blow, Brighton are 6th, 4 points behind Liverpool but two games behind.
Manchester United, meanwhile, remains 4th but only has a four-point lead over the 5th-placed Reds (but with one game less).
