Across four days Manchester United have lost the 199th derby against Manchester City, were told by JJ Gabriel that he wants to leave, and now they have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Brighton.
When Marcus Rashford skated in with the chance to take the tie to 3-3 late on, there was no surprise he hit Jason Steele rather than the net.
Yet Charalampos Kostoulas went close to scoring a second for Brighton, as United could not find a route to cancelling out Maxim De Cuyper’s 69th-minute strike that proved the winner.
Carrick said the injustice suffered against City on Sunday would give his side an edge and Shea Lacey provided one when decorating a full debut with the sweetest of goals.
Yet the 5-0 hammering of Coventry on Sunday already seemed distant as United continued to dominate.
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Across four days Manchester United have lost the 199th derby against Manchester City, were told by JJ Gabriel that he wants to leave, and now they have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Brighton.
Capitulating after being 2-0 up may be the pick of these dizzying blows, as the prolonged boos at the final whistle said, and doing so ends a proud 50-year record: the last time the same lead at Old Trafford ended in defeat was Tottenham’s 3-2 win in September 1976.
When Marcus Rashford skated in with the chance to take the tie to 3-3 late on, there was no surprise he hit Jason Steele rather than the net.
Towards the end, Matheus Cunha was thrown on to join Bruno Fernandes, also a late substitute, illustrating how Michael Carrick was. Yet Charalampos Kostoulas went close to scoring a second for Brighton, as United could not find a route to cancelling out Maxim De Cuyper’s 69th-minute strike that proved the winner.
After taking only four points from 12 in the league, serious questions will now be asked about where Carrick’s team are heading; they have to beat Fulham on Sunday to start correcting a start to the season.
Carrick said the injustice suffered against City on Sunday would give his side an edge and Shea Lacey provided one when decorating a full debut with the sweetest of goals. The 19-year-old shimmied in Brighton’s area, beating Jaouen Hadjam before firing beyond a helpless Jason Steele.
Yet the 5-0 hammering of Coventry on Sunday already seemed distant as United continued to dominate.
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