During this set of fixtures, Darwin Nunez rebooted his navigation software to lift Liverpool past Brentford, Arsenal gave up a late two-goal lead over Aston Villa to lose ground, Nottingham Forest continued to thrill, Manchester City romped back into the top four and the bottom three all lost (again).
Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou could be given a reprieve in his treacherous Premier League season with the potential signing of Barcelona star Ansu Fati - with reports from Spain stating that the Blaugrana star will be on the move in January after suffering a poor season in Catalonia.
Manchester United slumped to another home loss to a Brighton team struggling for results, and the most damning aspect is everyone simply expected it.
Spurs are eager to bolster their attacking options following a poor first half of the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Follow action from Sunday's four games in the Premier League including Man Utd v Brighton, Everton v Spurs, Forest v Southampton and Ipswich v Man City.
Manchester United lost 3-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford as they fell to their sixth home defeat of the season in the Premier League. It is the highest number of defeats in their opening 12 home games since 1893-94,
Brighton & Hove Albion became the second team to record three consecutive Premier League away wins at Old Trafford after beating Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday.
Manchester United’s season lurched further into turmoil after a 3-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League. Tottenham sank to new depths with a 3-2 loss to Everton, while Nottingham Forest won 3-2 against Southampton.
Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham play in the same gear regardless of the opposition or scoreline — this needs to change
Edin Terzic is the favourite to replace Postecoglou however, having been out of work since leaving Borussia Dortmund after guiding them to last season’s Champions League final. Fulham’s Marco Silva, Brentford’s Thomas Frank and Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola are also leading contenders.
Manchester United take on Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday looking to make it three Premier League matches without defeat
Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.