Man United blow two-goal lead in historic Brighton collapse — SkimNews
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- Manchester United surrendered a two-goal lead in a 3-2 Carabao Cup home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, marking the first time in the Premier League era (since 1992-93) they have lost at Old Trafford after leading by two goals — and the first such collapse in 50 years (the last being a 3-2 loss to Tottenham in 1976).
- Shea Lacey, 19, marked his first United start with an eighth-minute goal — becoming the first teenager to score on his maiden United start since Marcus Rashford — before Mason Mount doubled the lead in the 10th minute.
- Brighton pulled one back through Charalampos Kostoulas in first-half stoppage time, equalised via captain Pascal Gross, and won it through substitute Maxim De Cuyper, who turned home after a deflection off Kostoulas's cross-shot.
- Michael Carrick had made eight changes from the side that lost to 10-man Manchester City three days earlier, and now faces a second consecutive earliest-stage Carabao Cup exit after last season's Grimsby humiliation.
- The defeat drew loud boos at the final whistle, with fans chanting 'attack, attack, attack' as Bruno Fernandes was introduced late and Marcus Rashford drew a save from Brighton keeper Jason Steele.
Why it matters: Manchester United hit a historic statistical low — the first home two-goal-lead loss in the Premier League era and 50 years overall. Carrick now faces a second straight earliest-stage Carabao Cup exit, with the source noting pressure on his tenure rising after a controversial derby defeat and against a Brighton side that has won four of its last five visits to Old Trafford.
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