Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim follows the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale reacts after conceding a second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Southampton at the City Ground, Nottingham, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)Nottingham Forest’s Jota Silva, left, and Southampton’s Kamaldeen Sulemana battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Southampton at the City Ground, Nottingham, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh celebrates after he scored his side’s first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)Manchester United former manager Sir Alex Fergusson arrives to lay a floral tribute for Denis Law prior to the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, left, and Harry Maguire react after Brighton scored its side third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)A statue of Manchester United trio of George Best, left, Denis Law, center, and Sir Bobby Charlton is seen prior the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)People lay flowers in memory of Denis Law prior the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye, right, celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between FC Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between FC Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood jumps above Southampton’s Jan Bednarek during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Southampton at the City Ground, Nottingham, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)
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Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim follows the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
MANCHESTER – Manchester United’s season lurched further into turmoil Sunday after a 3-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League.
Goals from Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter at Old Trafford consigned United to a 10th defeat in the league. Bruno Fernandes scored for United from the penalty spot.
It was a seventh defeat in 15 games overall under new head coach Ruben Amorim and highlighted the massive job the Portuguese has on his hands to revive the record 20-time English champion.
Tottenham’s woeful campaign also sunk to new depths with a 3-2 loss at relegation-fighting Everton, but Nottingham Forest’s unlikely title challenge goes from strength to strength after a 3-2 win against last-placed Southampton.
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