Joao Pedro strike sees Brighton sink United late
Joao Pedro scored a stoppage-time winner to snatch a 2-1 win for Brighton and Hove Albion over Manchester United at Amex Stadium.
It looked like the points were set to be shared after Joshua Zirkzee was denied a winner, but Fabian Hurzeler's men dug deep to continue their winning start to the Premier League campaign.
Amad Diallo had restored parity after Danny Welbeck's first-half strike, with Marcus Rashford and Zirkzee both having goals ruled out for offside.
But it was Joao Pedro who proved the difference in the end as he snuck in behind United's defence to head past Andre Onana in the 95th minute.
Brighton remains top of the early standings after two wins on six points, while United is in eighth, with rival Liverpool next on the horizon.
A frustrated United coach Erik ten Hag said his side needed to be more clinical.
"We should at least have taken a draw and we could have won with the Garnacho [disallowed] goal," he said.
"We created many other chances to score a second goal. We showed resilience after conceding an unnecessary goal but we fought back, and we had our opportunities to score more goals. Of course, it's disappointing when you go on to lose.
"[We conceded] two soft goals. We have to be more clinical in both boxes, we have to look and act better there as a team.
"I've seen some good spells. We took control of the game, we created good chances, it's a pity that we are without any points here, but that is top-level football.
"You have to take it, show resilience, gather and go for the next big game."
Hurzeler, meanwhile, hailed "special" Joao Pedro for his late.
"For me, it was impressive today how he worked against the ball. He had the belief he would score and that's something that makes him special," the Seagulls coach said.
"It was a very emotional [win]," he said. "Always when you get the win in the last minute it is. I think we deserved to win.
"We had a good game, not a perfect game. There were also situations where United had the chance to win the game.
"After their offside goal, I think we started to control the game again. In the end, I think we deserved to win."
