Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Alexis MacAllister fired the winner from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time to take hold of a 1-0 win for his aspect over Manchester United in a pulsating Premier League conflict on Thursday.
The defeat leaves Erik ten Hag’s aspect in fourth position on 63 issues, 4 forward of fifth-placed Liverpool however with a recreation in surrender their Merseyside opponents, whilst Brighton transfer as much as 6th on 55 issues.
The victory used to be some measure of revenge for Brighton, who misplaced to Manchester United on consequences of their FA Cup semi-final 11 days previous.
The house aspect ruled ownership and will have long gone forward as early because the fourth minute when Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma snapped up a unfastened move from Victor Lindelof, however he fired his shot immediately into the face of David De Gea.
Mitoma used to be a risk all the way through, developing a number of possibilities for himself prior to teeing up Danny Welbeck to fireplace prime and extensive from the brink of the field early in the second one part as United struggled to move the ball out of defence.
After getting booked within the first part, United midfielder Casemiro used to be fortunate now not to select up his 2d yellow card as he hacked down MacAllister at the fringe of the field in the second one part.
Tempers flared within the 68th minute as United winger Antony, indignant at now not being awarded a unfastened kick, used to be penalized for a take on on MacAllister prior to coming into a war of words with Lewis Dunk that earned each gamers a yellow card.
Brighton persisted to press ahead in search of a winner, with substitutes Solly March and MacAllister each forcing very good saves from De Gea because the clock ticked in opposition to 90 mins.
United seemed set to protected a draw, however there used to be past due drama when Luke Shaw used to be discovered to have treated the ball within the field after a VAR assessment, and MacAllister blasted house the spot kick 9 mins into stoppage time to protected the win.
“Really happy and delighted for the performance and result,” Brighton trainer Roberto de Zerbi advised Sky Sports. “There is a God of football – we deserved to win the (FA Cup) semi-final but lost on penalties, but today we won with a penalty.”
United defender Shaw took accountability for his mistake, calling it a “silly error that cost us a point”, however mentioned his aspect had been nonetheless on the right track to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League.
“Teams around us are picking up points, (but) we still have a game in hand and it is in our hands,” he advised Sky Sports.