Brighton’s Joao Pedro Scores 95th-Minute Winner To Beat Man Utd

Maintaining a perfect start to the season, Joao Pedro scored a dramatic 95th-minute header to secure Brighton’s victory over Manchester United. Moreover, when Alejandro Garnacho turned home Bruno Fernandes’ low cross 18 minutes from time, United thought they had won. 

Pedro Was Able To Give Hurzeler a Dream Start 

After a VAR check, the effort was freezed out for offside as the ball struck fellow substitute Joshua Zirkzee just before crossing the line.

Pedro was able to give Fabian Hurzeler a dream start as Brighton manager following his win after being left on his own to convert Simon Adingra’s far-post cross.

With the fifth Premier League goal against the old club, former United striker Danny Welbeck had given the hosts a first-half lead. He later hit the crossbar with a header in the second half as Brighton pushed for more.

United took control when Amad Diallo equalized on the hour. However, Garnacho’s effort had been wasted, the nearest they came was long-distance efforts from Scott McTominay and Casemiro, where neither them were on target.

Winner Sparked a Party Atmosphere 

The winner sparked a party atmosphere at the final whistle, with Hurzeler, being skeptical after his appointment at the age of just 31, Billy Gilmour named man of the match, who has been linked with Napoli, fans showed enthusiasm and wanted Scot to stay.

Whenever Brighton changed managers, it seems it will be the trigger for a fall from grace.

However, proving critics wrong when Graham Potter replaced Chris Hughton and when Roberto de Zerbi took over after Potter left for Chelsea. When De Zerbi left they were out again and Hurzeler joined. 

No wonder the Brighton model proves durable enough to handle.However, it is too early to come to a conclusion on Hurzeler. However, the German couldn’t have a perfect start after hammering Everton on the opening day. 

Brighton Showed a Lot of Promise 

The success involved some luck, as Zirkzee inadvertently obstructed Garnacho’s attempt because he was unable to stop his slide toward the goal after missing Fernandes’ cross.

Brighton showed a lot of promise, and with the integration of Rutter and Denmark midfielder Matt O’Reilly, who is expected to finalize his £25m transfer from Celtic this weekend, further improvements are anticipated.

Welbeck continues to be a significant player for the team as he signed a new contract in May to stay at Brighton until 2026. 

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