Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2021-22 English Premier League

Cristiano Ronaldo scores, bolsters Manchester United's Champions League hopes in win over Brighton

Cristiano Ronaldo broke his goal drought to score Manchester United's win over Brighton that lifted them into the Premier League's top four.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 2': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Attempt saved. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a through ball.
• 6': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
• 6': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 12': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 12': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
• 16': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 18': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 18': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 19': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
• 19': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 29': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 29': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
• 30': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
• 32': Attempt blocked. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
• 37': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 37': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
• 39': Attempt saved. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a cross.
• 39': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by David de Gea.
• 40': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
• 40': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
• 42': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 42': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 44': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 44': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
• 45': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
• 45': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 46': Foul by Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 46': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 47': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 48': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 48': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Goal! Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
• 52': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 52': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 53': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
• 53': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 54': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the red card.
• 56': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 56': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Leandro Trossard.
• 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Pascal Groß.
• 61': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
• 62': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
• 62': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 63': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
• 65': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tariq Lamptey.
• 66': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
• 66': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
• 66': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
• 67': Offside, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
• 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Neal Maupay.
• 71': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
• 72': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
• 72': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 72': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 72': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
• 73': Substitution, Manchester United. Paul Pogba replaces Fred.
• 74': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
• 74': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Adam Webster.
• 75': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
• 78': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from long range on the left. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
• 79': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Elanga.
• 80': Substitution, Manchester United. Alex Telles replaces Jadon Sancho.
• 81': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
• 81': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
• 82': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
• 84': Attempt blocked. Alex Telles (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
• 84': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Steven Alzate.
• 84': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
• 85': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 85': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 85': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 86': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
• 86': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
• 87': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 90': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
• 90'+1': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
• 90'+1': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
• 90'+3': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+4': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Marc Cucurella tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
• 90'+5': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
• 90'+5': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+5': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+6': Hand ball by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+7': Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba following a set piece situation.
• 90'+8': Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 0': Match ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.