Man United out of FA Cup after Brighton defeat, more woes for Lisandro

The ordeal grows in Manchester. Yes, Lisandro Martinez’s United hosted Brighton this Sunday for the third round of the FA Cup , and to no one’s surprise, they lost again. This time, 2-0, without showing anything positive in their play. An elimination that, on top of everything, leaves the Premier League as their only path to qualify for European competitions next season.

The first blow came early: German Brajan Gruda put it away after a rebound in the box at the 12th minute. And although the home side, led by interim coach Darren Fletcher (filling the spot left by Rúben Amorim), tried to equalize during the rest of the first half, they never came close. Basically, what’s been happening to them for a while now. And if it weren’t for goalkeeper Lammens, they could have gone into halftime 0-2 down.

After the break, the energy didn’t change either. The reality is that the visiting team was far superior. This was reflected once again in the 65th minute, when the ageless Danny Welbeck fired a tremendous left-footed shot into the top right corner of the keeper’s net.

And even though, towards the end in the 85th minute, Benjamin Šeško pulled one back with a header, it still wasn’t enough to level the score. In fact, in the 90th minute, Shea Lacey, a youngster from the Red Devils, was sent off, leaving the team even more hampered.

The last time Manchester United was eliminated before the fourth round of the FA Cup was back in 2014. Without a doubt, a major headache that deepens the crisis even further. Now, to make matters worse, they depend exclusively on the Premier League to qualify for upcoming European competitions.

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