Bryan Mbeumo netted twice as Manchester United survived a late scare against Brighton to claim a third successive Premier League win for the first time since February 2024, moving them up to fourth in the table.
United were cruising after an hour thanks to goals from Matheus Cunha, who broke his 16-match scoring drought by scoring for the first time for his new club.
The Red Devils added a second when Luke Shaw’s challenge found its way to Casemiro, and his 25-yard strike deflected off Yasin Ayari and rolled past a stranded Bart Verbruggen, before Mbeumo followed his goal at Liverpool by driving home his third of the season after an hour.
But Danny Welbeck’s brilliant free-kick pulled one back against his old club with 16 minutes left. Then, two minutes into the seven added, Charalampos Kostoulas flicked home a near-post header.
Suddenly there were some worried faces in the United ranks and it took an even later effort from Mbeumo, drilled into the roof of the net from 12 yards, as the Red Devils held on to win 4-2.
