BRIGHTON, England -- This was more like the old Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and in many ways, that is precisely the problem. They needed a frankly ludicrous chain of events to secure a fortuitous 3-2 victory here at the Amex Stadium as Brighton hit the woodwork five times and conceded the match-defining penalty after the final whistle on VAR review.
Referee Chris Kavanagh was right to award the spot kick as Neal Maupay handled Harry Maguire's header, but three points were considerably more than United deserved from the preceding 90 minutes.