United have persisted a number of humiliations in one among their maximum embarrassing seasons for many years and this lacklustre loss become a number of the very worst. Ralf Rangnick's facet have been routed by means of dreams from Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard on the Amex Stadium.
After five-zero and four-zero defeats against arch opponents Liverpool, a 4-1 loss at Watford that noticed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked in November and an FA Cup at home to Championship aspect Middlesbrough, it appeared not possible for United to fall any further. But they had been so gutless and hopeless on the south-coast that even United's traveling supporters turned on them.
Sixth located United are certain to miss out on the Champions League for only the fifth time in 30 seasons. With fifty eight factors and only one game left, United's fifth successive away defeat method they may finish with their lowest points overall within the Premier League era.
It might be no marvel if Erik ten Hag, the Ajax boss who has conform to take charge of United from next season, changed into having 2nd mind approximately his selection to just accept the assignment of rebuilding a group languishing properly behind the requirements set by way of Liverpool and Manchester City. The United fans massed at one cease of the Amex Stadium set the tone for every other poisonous evening as they chanted for the club's proprietors the Glazer circle of relatives to sell up and held up banners reading 'We need our membership back'.
Not for the first time this season, United's players did not lift the gloom.
Rangnick's team were bowled over in the 15th minute while Ecuador midfielder Caicedo scored his first goal in English soccer. Alex Telles made a hash of his clearing header and Gross's shot changed into blocked to the 20-year-antique Caicedo, who smashed a 25-yard rocket into the bottom corner.
United had did not muster a single shot on target in a terrible first half of overall performance. Fred and Edinson Cavani were despatched on to update Anthony Elanga and Nemanja Matic at the ruin, however United had been not able to raise their game.
Just 4 minutes into the second half of, Cucurella cried tears of pleasure after he joined Caicedo in scoring his first aim in English soccer. United paid the price for lousy protecting because the Spanish defender became allowed to run onto a cutback and pressure his shot into the roof of the net.
In disarray on the returned, United have been breached once more in the 57th minute. Cucurella fed Trossard and he had space to tee up Gross in the area for a groovy, flicked end beyond David De Gea. United had totally misplaced the plot and Brighton piled on the distress on the hour mark.
