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MANCHESTER UNITED CRASHED to a dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton as Ruben Amorim’s problems mounted on the day Old Trafford paid a sombre tribute to legendary striker Denis Law.
United are languishing in 13th place and although they are 10 points above the relegation zone, they are far from certain to avoid being dragged into the survival fight on the evidence of this wretched display.Bruno Fernandes equalised with a penalty before half-time, but second half goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter left United in turmoil.
Advertisement Amorim’s side have failed to keep a clean-sheet in 12 matches in all competitions, with both their leaky defence and error-prone keeper Andre Onana exposed by Brighton.Law, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia in 2021, is the third top scorer in United’s history, with 237 goals in 404 appearances.
A piper played ‘Flower of Scotland’ as the teams walked out, with United legends Alex Ferguson, Brian Kidd, Paddy Crerand and Alex Stepney on the pitch as a eulogy to Law was read out over the tannoy.The sombre mood seemed to affect United and Brighton took the lead after just five minutes. Former Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck threatened for Brighton with another goal-bound effort that was deflected to safety by Diogo Dalot.
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