Man United crash out of FA Cup after Brighton defeat | OneFootball

The ordeal in Manchester grows. Yes, Lisandro Martinez's United hosted Brighton this Sunday for the third round of the FA Cup, and to no one's surprise, they lost again. This time, 2-0, without showing anything positive in their play. An elimination that, on top of it all, leaves them with the Premier League as their only path to qualify for European competitions next season.

The first blow came early: the German Brajan Gruda scored after a rebound in the area at 12 minutes. And although the locals, led by interim Darren Fletcher (filling the spot left by Rúben Amorim), tried to equalize during the rest of the first half, they weren't even close. Basically, what has been happening to them for a while. And if it weren't for goalkeeper Lammens, they could have gone into halftime 0-2 down.

After the break, the energy didn't change either. The reality is that the visiting team was far superior. A fact that was reflected once again at 65’, when the tireless Danny Welbeck nailed a tremendous left-footed shot into the upper right corner of the goalkeeper.

And although towards the end, at 85’, Benjamin Šeško scored a header, it wasn't enough to equalize the score. In fact, at 90’, Shea Lacey, a youth player for the Red Devils, was sent off, leaving the team even more disadvantaged.

The last time Manchester United was eliminated before the fourth round of the FA Cup was back in 2014. Undoubtedly, a major headache that deepens the crisis even further. Now, they depend exclusively on the Premier League to qualify for the next European competitions.

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