Man Utd 1-2 Brighton: Gruda and Welbeck kick MU out of FA cup at Old Trafford

Manchester United's problems continued to build after Brighton eased into the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford.

Match Report

Goals from Brajan Gruda (12) and Danny Welbeck (64) condemned United to defeat in what could well prove to be interim boss Darren Fletcher's final match before an appointment is made for the rest of the season, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick the frontrunners for a post.

Defeat to Brighton sees United, who were given a late lifeline by Benjamin Sesko (85) before Shea Lacey was shown a red card (89) for two quick-fire bookings, knocked out both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup at the first hurdle of the competitions for the first time since the 1981/82 season, leaving them with just the Premier League to focus on as they look to qualify for Europe.

The full-time whistle was greeted with boos before near silence ensued with the Man Utd supporters and players left stunned by yet another lacklustre performance. The loss means United will play just 40 games this season - their lowest since the 2014/15 campaign when they played 44 games.

Whoever takes over will have to deal with mounting problems at Old Trafford, where there was a banner criticising the running of the club by Sir Jim Ratcliffe. There were also chants United fans are also chanting: 'We Want the Glazers Out.'

United, who sacked Ruben Amorim after 14 months in charge last Monday, are now without a win in four matches in all competitions and with games to come against Man City at the weekend and a trip to Arsenal, things don't get any easier.

Meanwhile, Brighton's fantastic recent record continues against United. Fabian Hurzeler's side beat United for the first time in the FA Cup. They now have seven wins in nine games against United and four victories in five visits to Old Trafford.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

2' CLOSE! Dalot squanders an early good effort

7' CLOSE! Bruno denied by Steele

12' Brighton take the early lead ! Man Utd 0-1 Brighton (Brajan Gruda)

15' righton given a GOLDEN chance to secure  a second after a poor Lammens pass

17' Martínez plays a great ball to Šeško, but his chip isn’t powerful enough

27' Good work from Mainoo, Martínez shot blocked

35' Bruno with a great chance to feed Šeško in, but his pass is over hit

40' Welbeck hits the side netting

42' Bruno’s low free kick effort is close, but wide

46' Great play from Cunha, just wide

53' Martinez's shot over the bar

54' Foul from Dorgu

60' Yellow Card! Mainoo booked

62' Shea Lacey and Joshua Zirkzee ON; Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount OFF

65' Emphatic finish from Danny Welbeck against his former club! Man Utd 0-2 Brighton

78' Maguire and Casemiro replace Ugarte and Martínez

80' Lacey with a shot from the edge of box after a decent move. Just over the bar

85' Sesko pulls one back, heading in Bruno's corner ! Man Utd 1-2 Brighton

89' Second Yellow Card! Shea Lacey sent off

Line-ups

Man Utd XI: Bruno Fernandes, Mount, Dalot, Ugarte, Lisandro Martinez, Matheus Cunha, Senne Lammens, Benjamin Sesko, Mainoo, Yoro, Patrick Dorgu

Subs: Casemiro, Maguire, Altay Bayındır, Malacia, Zirkzee, Jack Fletcher, Shea Lacey, Ayden Heaven, Tyler Fletcher

Brighton XI: Steele, Welbeck, Gross, Veltman, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Georginio Rutter, Diego Gómez, Diego Coppola, Brajan Gruda, Jack Hinshelwood

Subs: Dunk, Kaoru Mitoma, Jan Paul van Hecke, Bart Verbruggen, Yasin Ayari, Charlie Tasker, Charalampos Kostoulas, Tom Watson, Harry Howell