BRIGHTON, England -- This was more like the old Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and in many ways, that is precisely the problem. They needed a frankly ludicrous chain of events to secure a fortuitous 3-2 victory here at the Amex Stadium as Brighton hit the woodwork five times and conceded the match-defining penalty after the final whistle on VAR review.
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Referee Chris Kavanagh was right to award the spot-kick as Neal Maupay handled Harry Maguire's header, but three points were considerably more than United deserved from the preceding 90 minutes.