Brighton vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Seagulls hammer dismal United

Brighton 4-0 Man Utd: Reaction from the Amex Stadium as the Seagulls thump the woeful Red Devils

Man Utd travel to face Brighton on the south coast (Getty Images)

Brighton and Hove Albion host Manchester United on Saturday’s late afternoon kick-off, with the Red Devils still fighting for a European berth for next season - although a Champions League spot is now incredibly unlikely to be awaiting Erik ten Hag. The Ajax boss takes over from Ralf Rangnick in the summer, with the latter being appointed Austria’s national team manager alongside a consultancy role at Old Trafford.

Before that though, United still have to claim enough points to at least ensure they finish sixth and take a Europa League place for 2022/23, with the Monday night win over Brentford a step in the right direction. They have just two matches left to play this season, able to reach a maximum of 64 points.

For Brighton, it’s about ensuring they finish the campaign strongly enough to be in the top 10, having been through spells of impressive football this term - but also the usual lack of a scoring touch, with just 34 scored in their 35 Premier League games so far. However they have lost only one of the last six and sit ninth.

Follow all the reaction from Brighton vs Man United below:

Brighton vs Man United

• FULL-TIME! Brighton 4-0 Man United
• 60’ - GOAL! Trossard nets number four from close range (4-0)
• 58’ - GOAL! Gross slots home a third (3-0)
• 49’ - GOAL! Cucurella finishes emphatically to double the lead (2-0)
• 15’ - GOAL! Caicedo fires Brighton in front (1-0)

[7 May 2022 19:37 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool vs Tottenham

Tottenham can become the fifth club to record 500 Premier League wins, following Manchester United (703), Arsenal (617), Chelsea (616) and Liverpool (606).

Spurs have scored multiple goals in 11 of their last 16 league games, but failed to score in the other five matches. They are vying to keep a clean sheet in a fourth consecutive Premier League away fixture, which would equal their club record.

[7 May 2022 19:34 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool vs Tottenham

Liverpool have earned 12 successive league wins at Anfield and are unbeaten in 21 top-flight home matches, scoring 52 goals and conceding nine.

The Reds have won each of their last five Premier League home fixtures without conceding - a sequence they have only bettered with an eight-match run between October 2005 and January 2006.

They have claimed 40 points from the last 42 available, only failing to win in April’s 2-2 draw at Manchester City. They have kept 11 clean sheets in those 14 games.

[7 May 2022 19:31 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool vs Tottenham

Liverpool have lost one of the last 18 Premier League meetings with Tottenham - with 12 wins and five draws. Spurs ended a run of seven consecutive defeats versus the Reds in all competitions when the sides drew 2-2 in December.

There have been 23 penalties awarded in Premier League matches between these sides, more than any other fixture, while the total of 170 goals is the second highest in the competition’s history.

[7 May 2022 19:29 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool vs Tottenham

The Reds are one point behind league leaders Manchester City with Spurs trailing fourth-place Arsenal by two.

Tottenham are potentially Liverpool’s toughest opponents in the remaining fixtures and earlier in the season the two sides played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in London. Jurgen Klopp knows his team cannot afford to drop points and need to keep winning to pile the pressure on City.

Victory this evening means the Reds will continue their drive towards an unprecedented quadruple. Liverpool have already lifted the Carabao Cup this season and have made it into the finals of the FA Cup and the Champions League after fighting off a Villarreal comeback to win 3-2 on Tuesday night and progress 5-2 on aggregate.

[7 May 2022 19:25 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool vs Tottenham

There’ll be a bit of reaction to come from the Amex Stadium but out focus moves over to Anfield where there’s going to be a huge clash at the top of the table.

Liverpool take on Tottenham in a game with implications for both the title race and the race for the top four. Here’s a look at the two teams:

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Salah, Mane, Diaz

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Sessegnon, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

[7 May 2022 19:22 · Michael Jones]

Full-time: Brighton 4 - 0 Man Utd

90+3 mins: There goes the full-time whistle. Brighton have blown Man Utd away at the Amex Stadium to move up to ninth in the Premier League table. They’re going to finish with their highest points tally of a Premier League season.

Manchester United’s vague hopes of top four are gone. They’ve fallen apart here and will do well to cling onto sixth place by the end of the season.

[7 May 2022 19:19 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 4 - 0 Man Utd

90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play. Three minutes too many for Manchester United.

[7 May 2022 19:19 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 4 - 0 Man Utd

88 mins: Pascal Gross’ corner finds the head of Adam Webster who knocks it over to the right-hand post where David De Gea plucks it out of the air.

[7 May 2022 19:15 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 4 - 0 Man Utd

85 mins: Chance! That would have been the icing on the cake! Danny Welbeck nicks the ball off Scott McTominay and cuts inside to the tip of the ‘D’. He shoots and curls his right-footed effort agonisingly wide of the left hand post.

[7 May 2022 19:12 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 4 - 0 Man Utd

82 mns: Neal Maupay will have been watching this game from the bench hungry to get on. He replaces Leandro Trossard for the last few minutes needing one goal to set a new club record for the most Premier League goals scored for Brighton.