Andi Zeqiri (Lallana, 88) N/A – Zeqiri offered fresh legs for the tiring Lallana, but he couldn’t create anything in the final third. Getty
MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: Dean Henderson 6 - Stopped the header before the first goal but could do little about the follow up. Dropped a 26th minute corner and was put under pressure by Brighton during their four first half corners. Getty
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 5 - Lethargic as Welbeck headed Brighton ahead after 13 minutes. Outjumped by Dunk soon after as Brighton hit the crossbar. Gave the ball away after 26 minutes in a first half he’d want to forget. Much better in second half as he got forward more and looked less nervous. AP
Victor Lindelof 6 - Ball sailed over his head for the first, but the goal wasn’t down to him. Excellent late header as Brighton pressured to equalise. Reuters
Harry Maguire 7 - His 100th game for United – despite only being signed at the start of last season. Nervy moment as VAR checked for a penalty on Welbeck, but it wasn’t given. Had words with his opposite Lewis Dunk near the end of a game when he was the best United defender – especially in the air. Getty
Luke Shaw 7 - Couldn’t block cross for opening goal. Pushed forward as more of United’s attacks came down the left but ran into Brighton’s well organised defence. Getty
Fred 6 - Neat challenges and more zip in midfield after United finally upped their game. More touches than any other player on the pitch. Shot after 68 minutes deflected over – it’s not like any Fred shot is ever going to go into the net is it? Reuters
Paul Pogba 6 - Weak pass saw United lose possession which led to the opening goal. Shot wide after 38 minutes but hasn’t scored a goal at Old Trafford for two years. Clever ball to Fernandes and another to Shaw as he began to find his range. Volleyed towards goal to assist the winner. Too little impact early on, like the rest. AFP
Bruno Fernandes 6 - Busy start, but frequently frustrated as moves didn’t come off and link up with Cavani didn’t work. Clever movement and ball to set up Rashford for equaliser with a perfect pass. Involved in the second too. AFP
Mason Greenwood 7 - Hit the post after seven minutes as United started brightly, but United didn’t manage a shot on target in the first half. Tried to cut in and shoot from the right and as United pushed for a winner. Got the second, a header after fine movement, for only his second league goal of the season. Booked. Eight of United’s last nine goals at Old Trafford have been in the second half. AP
Marcus Rashford 6 - Hadn’t scored for six games and initially that didn’t look like changing, but he had United’s first shot on target after 51 minutes and then his fine composed finish after 63 pulled United level. Came off after 72 with a slight limp. Getty
Edinson Cavani 4 - Rare start and a poor ball to Rashford after 31 minutes as United broke against a well organised defence. Looked offside too many times. Found a dangerous position before the goal but booked for dissent after the United goal when rightly complaining about a challenge on Fernandes. Getty
SUBS: Daniel James 6 - On for Rashford after 72 minutes. Helped see out an important win as United moved 11 clear of fifth and more comfortable in second after third place Leicester lost and Chelsea were trounced. Getty
Donny van der Beek N/A - On for Cavani after 81 minutes. Did he touch the ball? AP
Scott McTominay N/A - On for Pogba after 82 minutes. Getty
BRIGHTON RATINGS: Robert Sanchez 6 – Had few saves to make in the first half but more than made up for it in the second. He could do little about Rashford’s precise finish, but he kept the scores level until he was beaten by Greenwood late on. Fantastic distribution from the back. AP
Ben White 6 – White admitted that Rashford gave him a hard time when the teams last met and though he largely had the better of his man this time, was undone by one pass from Fernandes as Rashford pulled United level. White had earlier denied the England international with a superb sliding tackle, but he couldn’t stop the equaliser. PA
Lewis Dunk 6 – Came close to doubling the visitors’ lead when he got in front of Wan-Bissaka to get his head on Gross’s cross, but it was pushed to safety via the bar by Dean Henderson. Dunk was superb in the air, though was stretched as United went through the gears in the second half. Getty
Joel Veltman 6 – Made a crucial challenge to stop Greenwood latching onto Pogba’s incisive pass. He was later lucky to avoid a yellow card when he fouled Bruno Fernandes in the build-up to the equaliser. Reuters
Pascal Gross 6 – Had a strong opening 45 minutes, and his passing between the lines was causing Lindelof and Wan-Bissaka multiple problems. AP
Adam Lallana 6 – Lallana seems to save his best form for Old Trafford and he was everywhere once again in the first half, and was even upstaging Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes. Tired in the second half as United piled on the pressure. Getty
Yves Bissouma 7 – The midfielder took a heavy blow to the left arm early on but recovered to impress. He won everything in the air and won the ball back more than his teammates. Impressive. Getty
Jakub Moder 7 – Had a fantastic first half and came close to scoring when he fizzed a low effort wide of goal. Seems to play well where ever he’s asked to perform. Very intelligent play throughout. AP
Leandro Trossard 6 – Seized Pogba’s sloppy pass to Fred to tee up Neale Maupay for the cross that lead to the opening goal. Was substituted with just less than half an hour to go. PA
Neale Maupay 5 – Delivered a pinpoint cross for the opening goal. He played in wider positions to beat United’s press and was extremely effective before the break, less so after. AFP
Danny Welbeck 6 – Evaded Wan-Bissaka and headed home at the second attempt to score on his return to Old Trafford. He worked hard all night and was unlucky not to get a penalty when it looked as though he’d been brought down by Maguire. Reuters
SUBS: Alexis Mac Allister (Trossard, 63) 6 – With Trossard tiring, Mc Allister came on with just under half an hour remaining, and he showed excellent quality on the ball. Getty
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Moder, 87) N/A – Came on as Brighton tried to find an equaliser but made little impact. PA
Andi Zeqiri (Lallana, 88) N/A – Zeqiri offered fresh legs for the tiring Lallana, but he couldn’t create anything in the final third. Getty
MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: Dean Henderson 6 - Stopped the header before the first goal but could do little about the follow up. Dropped a 26th minute corner and was put under pressure by Brighton during their four first half corners. Getty
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 5 - Lethargic as Welbeck headed Brighton ahead after 13 minutes. Outjumped by Dunk soon after as Brighton hit the crossbar. Gave the ball away after 26 minutes in a first half he’d want to forget. Much better in second half as he got forward more and looked less nervous. AP
Victor Lindelof 6 - Ball sailed over his head for the first, but the goal wasn’t down to him. Excellent late header as Brighton pressured to equalise. Reuters
Harry Maguire 7 - His 100th game for United – despite only being signed at the start of last season. Nervy moment as VAR checked for a penalty on Welbeck, but it wasn’t given. Had words with his opposite Lewis Dunk near the end of a game when he was the best United defender – especially in the air. Getty
Luke Shaw 7 - Couldn’t block cross for opening goal. Pushed forward as more of United’s attacks came down the left but ran into Brighton’s well organised defence. Getty
Fred 6 - Neat challenges and more zip in midfield after United finally upped their game. More touches than any other player on the pitch. Shot after 68 minutes deflected over – it’s not like any Fred shot is ever going to go into the net is it? Reuters
Paul Pogba 6 - Weak pass saw United lose possession which led to the opening goal. Shot wide after 38 minutes but hasn’t scored a goal at Old Trafford for two years. Clever ball to Fernandes and another to Shaw as he began to find his range. Volleyed towards goal to assist the winner. Too little impact early on, like the rest. AFP
Bruno Fernandes 6 - Busy start, but frequently frustrated as moves didn’t come off and link up with Cavani didn’t work. Clever movement and ball to set up Rashford for equaliser with a perfect pass. Involved in the second too. AFP
Mason Greenwood 7 - Hit the post after seven minutes as United started brightly, but United didn’t manage a shot on target in the first half. Tried to cut in and shoot from the right and as United pushed for a winner. Got the second, a header after fine movement, for only his second league goal of the season. Booked. Eight of United’s last nine goals at Old Trafford have been in the second half. AP
Marcus Rashford 6 - Hadn’t scored for six games and initially that didn’t look like changing, but he had United’s first shot on target after 51 minutes and then his fine composed finish after 63 pulled United level. Came off after 72 with a slight limp. Getty
Edinson Cavani 4 - Rare start and a poor ball to Rashford after 31 minutes as United broke against a well organised defence. Looked offside too many times. Found a dangerous position before the goal but booked for dissent after the United goal when rightly complaining about a challenge on Fernandes. Getty
SUBS: Daniel James 6 - On for Rashford after 72 minutes. Helped see out an important win as United moved 11 clear of fifth and more comfortable in second after third place Leicester lost and Chelsea were trounced. Getty
Donny van der Beek N/A - On for Cavani after 81 minutes. Did he touch the ball? AP
Scott McTominay N/A - On for Pogba after 82 minutes. Getty
BRIGHTON RATINGS: Robert Sanchez 6 – Had few saves to make in the first half but more than made up for it in the second. He could do little about Rashford’s precise finish, but he kept the scores level until he was beaten by Greenwood late on. Fantastic distribution from the back. AP
Ben White 6 – White admitted that Rashford gave him a hard time when the teams last met and though he largely had the better of his man this time, was undone by one pass from Fernandes as Rashford pulled United level. White had earlier denied the England international with a superb sliding tackle, but he couldn’t stop the equaliser. PA
Lewis Dunk 6 – Came close to doubling the visitors’ lead when he got in front of Wan-Bissaka to get his head on Gross’s cross, but it was pushed to safety via the bar by Dean Henderson. Dunk was superb in the air, though was stretched as United went through the gears in the second half. Getty
Joel Veltman 6 – Made a crucial challenge to stop Greenwood latching onto Pogba’s incisive pass. He was later lucky to avoid a yellow card when he fouled Bruno Fernandes in the build-up to the equaliser. Reuters
Pascal Gross 6 – Had a strong opening 45 minutes, and his passing between the lines was causing Lindelof and Wan-Bissaka multiple problems. AP
Adam Lallana 6 – Lallana seems to save his best form for Old Trafford and he was everywhere once again in the first half, and was even upstaging Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes. Tired in the second half as United piled on the pressure. Getty
Yves Bissouma 7 – The midfielder took a heavy blow to the left arm early on but recovered to impress. He won everything in the air and won the ball back more than his teammates. Impressive. Getty
Jakub Moder 7 – Had a fantastic first half and came close to scoring when he fizzed a low effort wide of goal. Seems to play well where ever he’s asked to perform. Very intelligent play throughout. AP
Leandro Trossard 6 – Seized Pogba’s sloppy pass to Fred to tee up Neale Maupay for the cross that lead to the opening goal. Was substituted with just less than half an hour to go. PA
Neale Maupay 5 – Delivered a pinpoint cross for the opening goal. He played in wider positions to beat United’s press and was extremely effective before the break, less so after. AFP
Danny Welbeck 6 – Evaded Wan-Bissaka and headed home at the second attempt to score on his return to Old Trafford. He worked hard all night and was unlucky not to get a penalty when it looked as though he’d been brought down by Maguire. Reuters
SUBS: Alexis Mac Allister (Trossard, 63) 6 – With Trossard tiring, Mc Allister came on with just under half an hour remaining, and he showed excellent quality on the ball. Getty
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Moder, 87) N/A – Came on as Brighton tried to find an equaliser but made little impact. PA
Andi Zeqiri (Lallana, 88) N/A – Zeqiri offered fresh legs for the tiring Lallana, but he couldn’t create anything in the final third. Getty
