Man Utd beaten by Brighton, Man City maintain 100% start with West Ham win

Manchester United were defeated 3-1 by Brighton in a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.

The Red Devils have had a turbulent start to the season, and went three goals behind at home before Hannibal Mejbri scored a consolation.

Danny Welbeck opened the scoring for the visitors, followed up by efforts from Pascal Gross and substitute Joao Pedro in the second half.

Manager Erik ten Hag got some boos from the fans after his decision to replace new signing Rasmus Hojlund with Anthony Martial 19 minutes into the second period.

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Elsewhere, Manchester City came from behind to thrash West Ham 3-1 and maintain their perfect start to the season.

Tottenham Hotspur almost fell to a surprise defeat at home as they were losing 1-0 to Sheffield United by 90mins but a complete turnaround saw the hosts win 2-1.

Earlier on Saturday, Liverpool sealed a 3-1 comeback victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In the other games of Saturday, Aston Villa played an incredible 3-1 win against Crystal Palace while Fulham sealed a 1-0 victory over Luton Town.

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