Man United lost miserably at home, Man City made an incredible comeback in London

Playing with a patchwork lineup due to many key players being injured or absent for various non-professional reasons, Man United was forced to use two new players Ramus Hojlund and Sergio Reguilon in the starting lineup. The visiting team Brighton was also missing quite a few key players before the match, but no one thought that the "Seagulls" would be ready to break Man United's record right at Old Trafford.

"Old friend" Danny Welbeck continues to be Man United's nightmare

The attack was not much but very effective, the away team opened the score in the 20th minute thanks to Danny Welbeck with a close-range finish after a pass from Simon Adingra on the right wing. Having scored, the away team immediately retreated to defend tightly on their home field.

However, Brighton almost lost when Marcus Rashford's shot found the right corner of the goal. Rashford also had an accurate pass for Ramus Hojlund to score, but the referee reviewed VAR and determined that Rashford had let the ball go out of bounds before.

Ramus Hojlund celebrates missing a goal at the end of the first half

The home team's changes and adjustments during the 10-minute break had not yet had time to take effect, goalkeeper Andre Onana's net shook again in the 53rd minute. Man United's defense played like they were "sleeping" when Pascal Gross easily took the ball, turned around as if there was no one there and then fired a shot past Onana.

Pascal Gross doubled the lead for Brighton

Man United's tragedy did not stop there... In the 71st minute, still a simple attack on the left wing, Tariq Lamptey crossed for the player who had just come on as a substitute, Joao Pedro, to curl the ball past Onana for the third time in the match.

Joao Pedro sinks Man United with third goal

The home team equalized just 2 minutes later thanks to Hannibal Majbri but it was too late for the "Red Devils" comeback.

Hannibal Majbri scored a late equalizer for the "Red Devils"

Man United lost miserably after conceding an early goal. Man City also let home team West Ham take the lead from the 36th minute, but the class and spirit of the defending champions showed up. Jeremy Doku scored his first goal for his new team in the 44th minute by carrying the ball straight into the penalty area and then finishing from the far corner, equalizing 1-1 for Man City.

Jeremy Doku scored his first goal for Man City

The match was tied until the 76th minute and Man City's stars continued to shine. Julian Alvarez sent a sensational cross for Bernardo Silva to score.

Bernardo Silva scores to help Man City win 2-1

In the 86th minute, this time Bernardo Silva was the one who assisted Erling Haaland to score, sealing a 3-1 victory for the visiting team Man City.

Haaland has his 7th goal in 7 years for Man City

Thus, after the early matches of round 5, Man City continues to lead with 5 wins, earning 15 points; followed by Tottenham and Liverpool with 13 points; Brighton with 12 points ranked 4th; Arsenal with 10 points but will join the top 4 if they win against Everton at 10:30 p.m. on September 17.

An equally spectacular comeback took place at Tottenham's home ground, where the home team let Sheffield United take the lead in the 76th minute through Gustavo Hamer. It seemed like the "Roosters" would be "cursed" when coach Ange Postecoglu and his team James Maddison received the monthly award together, but the bad luck has passed.

The match was added to 10 minutes and in the final two minutes of added time, Richarlison and Kulusevski took turns scoring, helping Tottenham to a thrilling victory.

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