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"Manchester United" returned to the path of victories, proving their advantage against "Brighton" in front of their fans.
Andreas Pereira put the hosts ahead in the 17th minute, and just two minutes later Scott McTominay increased the lead, although the goal was an own goal by the opponent.
In the 64th minute, "Brighton" narrowed the gap and seemed to be back in the game, but "Man Utd" quickly scored a third goal - Marcus Rashford scored in the next attack.
"Man Utd" remains in 7th place after the victory. London's "Arsenal" in 6th place is only one point ahead of the Manchester team.
In other matches, "Wolves" also celebrated victory at home, beating "Aston Villa".
Results:
"Man Utd" 3 - 1 "Brighton"
17' [1 - 0] A. Pereira
19' [2 - 0] D. Propper (own goal)
64' [2 - 1] L. Dunk
66' [3 - 1] M. Rashford
"Wolves" 2 - 1 "Aston Villa"
41' [1 - 0] R. Neves
84' [2 - 0] R. Jimenez
90+2' [2 - 1] Trezeguet
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