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The hosts were the first to open the scoring in the 40th minute - Bruno Fernandes fouled in his own penalty area, and Neil Mope confidently converted the penalty. Even before the break, Solskjaer's team fought back: after filing into the penalty area, Lews Dunk scored an own goal.
In the second half, “Brighton” earned another penalty, which was canceled by the referee after watching the replay. Manchester United took the lead 55 minutes after a hit by Marcus Rashford.
The ending of the fight turned out to be just crazy. “The Seagulls” managed to level the score in the fifth compensated minute with the efforts of Solomon March, but it was not the final yet.
After the final whistle, the referee used the VAR system and awarded a penalty to Brighton, which was converted to Bruno Fernandes.
It is worth noting that in this match the Brighton players hit the post of David De Gea three times and twice the crossbar.
Manchester United won their first win this season and climbed to 13th in the standings. Solskjaer's team also has a game in hand.
Brighton has 3 points after three rounds and tenth position.
In the next round Manchester United will host Tottenham, and the Seagulls will play on a visit with Everton.