Bruno Fernandes broke the Premier League assists record and scored as Manchester United eased to a 3-0 win over Brighton, who have qualified for the Conference League.
2025/2026 Premier League
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Match Report
Fernandes has surpassed Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne for the most assists in a season, recording his 21st with a corner that was met by a powerful header from Patrick Dorgu that crashed in off the underside of the crossbar during the first-half.
The United captain was once again at the heart of Michael Carrick's 12th win in 17 games, clinically scoring their third shortly after half-time which was initially disallowed for offside before VAR overturned the decision.
United already knew they would finish third but were cruising at the break after slicing Brighton open with quick passes in the penalty area that led to Amad Diallo setting up Bryan Mbeumo for a simple tap-in.
Brighton started the day in seventh with an outside chance of qualifying for a Champions League spot, but were left relying on results elsewhere to earn their first European campaign since 2023 with an eighth-placed finish.
Match Events
0' GOAL! Fluid move! Amad assists Mbeumo tap-in. Brighton 2-0 Man Utd
6' Highlight from Brighton vs Man Utd
8' Lamens makes another passing mistake
12' Match Event for Brighton vs Man Utd
17' Highlight from Brighton vs Man Utd
21' Doku cuts inside, shot just wide of the post
33' GOAL! Bruno Fernandes' corner assist, Dorgu heads in.Brighton 0-1 Man Utd
49' GOAL! Fernandes drills in, with goal and assist. Brighton 0-3 Man Utd
51' Doku outpaces defender, but one-on-one shot saved
54' Dunk with poor backpass, Verbruggen charges out to clear
69' Brighton attack, two shots in quick succession blocked
75' Zirkzee, Fletcher on for Mount, Mbeumo
76' Highlight from Brighton vs Man Utd
Line-ups
Brighton XI: Milner, Welbeck, Gross, Dunk, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Maxim De Cuyper, Mats Wieffer, Jan Paul van Hecke, Bart Verbruggen, Diego Gómez, Jack Hinshelwood
Subs: Steele, Veltman, March, Olivier Boscagli, Matt O'Riley, Georginio Rutter, Carlos Baleba, Yankuba Minteh, Charalampos Kostoulas
Man Utd XI: Maguire, Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Mount, Mazraoui, Lisandro Martinez, Bryan Mbeumo, Senne Lammens, Amad Diallo Traore, Mainoo, Patrick Dorgu
Subs: Altay Bayındır, Ugarte, Matheus Cunha, Malacia, Zirkzee, Yoro, Shea Lacey, Ayden Heaven, Tyler Fletcher