Man United player ratings v Brighton: Mazraoui 3, Santos 4, Lacey 7

Unhappy Manchester United fans witnessed something unseen at Old ​Trafford ​in half ​a century on Wednesday as ⁠their side lost 3-2 at home ⁠to Brighton & Hove Albion in ​the third round of the League Cup after going two ⁠goals up. The last time United lost at home after leading by two goals was in September 1976 when Tottenham Hotspur won ⁠by the same scoreline. While Brighton progress to the last 16, ​defeat ⁠was another blow ‌to a Manchester United side who suffered a <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/09/13/erling-haaland-to-the-fore-as-10-man-city-clinch-manchester-derby/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/09/13/erling-haaland-to-the-fore-as-10-man-city-clinch-manchester-derby/">controversial 1-0 ​loss to rivals Manchester City in the Premier League</a> last weekend and are 13th with one win from four games. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/manchester-united/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/manchester-united/">United</a> conceded twice in four second-half minutes after teenager Shea Lacey had put them ahead in the eighth minute and Mason Mount made it 2-0 two minutes later.