"Amorim's coaching credentials have been dragged through the mud during a difficult start to his United reign. But he got it right against Liverpool at Anfield last weekend and did so again here. With Brighton forwards Georginio Rutter and Danny Welbeck dropping deep into midfield when goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen got the ball, Amorim asked defenders Luke Shaw and Matthijs de Ligt to follow them in. It was an aggressive approach and occasionally left gaps for Brighton runners, but it paid off."
""The result was really important and also the performance," Amorim said afterward. "We had to play different games in different moments of the game. We suffer a little bit at the end. It would not be Manchester United without a bit of suffering, but I think we deserved to win against a very, very good team.""
Manchester United beat Brighton 4-2, with two goals from Bryan Mbeumo and strikes from Matheus Cunha and Casemiro. United led 3-0 before Brighton fought back to 3-2, but Mbeumo's late second goal secured the victory. The win extended United's Premier League run to three straight matches for the first time since February 2024. Ruben Amorim adjusted tactics by instructing defenders to follow Brighton forwards when they dropped deep, using an aggressive approach that occasionally left gaps but ultimately succeeded. The result eased pressure on Amorim after a difficult start and produced both important performance and late nervy moments.
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