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Marcus Rashford Nets as Manchester United Coast Past Brighton in Premier League

Manchester United moved into seventh in the Premier League on Sunday, after they overcame Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 at Old Trafford.

Andreas Pereira was on hand to open the scoring, with his shot deflecting past Mat Ryan in the 17th minute. Two minutes later, the hosts had doubled their lead, with Davy Propper turning into his own goal after the visitors failed to clear a free-kick.

On 64 minutes, Brighton gave themselves a lifeline when Lewis Dunk headed home from a corner. But Marcus Rashford quickly put United back in control of the contest, continuing his excellent recent goalscoring form.