Former centre-back Rio Ferdinand has admitted that he "feels sorry" for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund, suggesting that he does not have a leading star to lean on for support.
16.09.2023 - 18:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Brighton and Hove Albion manager Roberto De Zerbi believes his side's ability to keep hold of the ball was the key to their victory over Manchester United.
United started the game well but fell behind on 20 minutes when Danny Welbeck tapped home from close range. Rasmus Hojlund had a goal overturned by VAR five minutes before the interval after Marcus Rashford was adjudged to have let the ball go out of play.
The Seagulls took advantage of their good fortune after the break when Pascal Gross made it 2-0 and Joao Pedro added a third with 20 minutes remaining. Hannibal Mejbri scored his first senior goal for United moments later but it was not enough to rescue the Reds.
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Speaking to Sky Sports at full-time, a jubilant De Zerbi felt his team deserved the victory. He said: "We played a great, great game. We deserved to win, we played well.
"In the first 15, 20 minutes we suffered a lot because Man United played in a different way than we prepared for but after that we played a great game. I think the game was changed when we kept the ball.
"In that moment their pressure was strong and to keep the ball helped us to control the game and then we have four attackers who are very fast and very good. We have to keep our style when we are losing, when we are winning.
"We can't forget our DNA because the game can change and it's bad when the result can change our style. We are working to not lose our characteristic, our quality and to score more goals. We scored three but had many chances to score again."
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