• Man Utd fell to a late 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday lunchtime
• Alejandro Garnacho thought he had rescued a point with his second-half effort
• Joao Pedro's stoppage-time effort broke Man Utd hearts

How the game unfolded

Both sides spent the opening ten minutes figuring one another out and it was United that came closest to taking an early lead. Diogo Dalot's wonderful cross found Amad at the far post but the 22-year-old fired a left-footed effort wide from close range.

The visitors continued to have the best of the early chances without testing Jason Steele in the Brighton goal. Casemiro headed over the crossbar from a free kick and Dalot's long-range curler drifted past the post just before the half-hour mark.

But it was Brighton who found the back of the net with their first shot on target and former United striker Welbeck got the decisive touch. Some questionable defending from Harry Maguire allowed Kaoru Mitoma the chance to flash a cross into the six-yard box, with Welbeck grabbing his second goal of the season.

Marcus Rashford thought he had levelled for United just a minute later but his scrappy effort was ruled out for offside, with Brighton holding their slim advantage as the half-time whistle rang around the Amex Stadium

Brighton almost doubled their advantage just six minutes after the restart after an incisive run from Pedro. The Brazilian drove into the final third and found veteran James Milner, who saw his poked shot cleared off the line by Dalot.

The Seagulls continued to threaten as the second half progressed and Welbeck may well have grabbed himself his second of the afternoon just before the hour mark. The 33-year-old redirected a free-kick with a deft header but the crossbar denied the experienced forward.

Luck deserted Brighton just moments later at the other end as United found their equaliser. Amad was released down the right-hand side and arrowed a strike towards Steele's goal, with a mighty deflection off Jan Paul van Hecke bamboozling the Brighton stopper.

United believed they had completed the turnaround shortly after they equalised but this time luck shone on the Seagulls. Garnacho looked to have tapped home the visitors' second of the match but the ball struck the offside Joshua Zirkzee's knee on its way into the back of the net.

Both teams pushed for a winner in the closing stages and it was Brighton that found one. Substitute Simon Adingra floated a delicate cross into the path of Pedro, who headed beyond Andre Onana to seal a memorable win early in the Fabian Hurzeler era.