M. Darmian enters the game and replaces M. Rashford.
That will be Rashford’s final contribution, as he makes way for Darmian.
A nervy moment for De Gea, who rushes out off his line to claim a cross, but fails to get there. Fortunately for him, United’s defence recover to clear their lines.
90' +3
M. Rashford gets yellow.
Reckless play from Rashford, who rightly receives a booking after he lunged in late and high on Montoya down the right.
90' +1
There will be four minutes added on at Old Trafford.
85'
CLOSE! Knockaert drifts in a superb free-kick, which De Gea attempts to cliam. Duffy is challenging, however, and De Gea can only parry the ball wide for a corner.
83'
R. Lukaku enters the game and replaces A. Martial.
A second change too, from Solskjaer. Martial makes way, with Lukaku coming on.
82'
B. Kayal enters the game and replaces P. Groß.
That will be Gross' final involvement, as Brighton's goalscorer makes way for Kayal.
81'
Gross finds space on the edge of United’s area, only to hesitate in getting his shot off, allowing the hosts to clear their lines.
77'
United need to put this contest to bed, now, and not allow Brighton to build up momentum heading into the closing stages. That earlier miss from Lingard is looking costly…
75'
Mata enters the game and replaces J. Lingard.
It seems that Solskjaer has changed his mind. Lukaku will not be coming on just yet, and instead it is Mata who replaces Lingard.
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P. Groß has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by D. Pröpper.
BRIGHTON ARE BACK IN IT! Out of nothing, the visitors have pulled one back! A cross from the left from Propper finds Gross, who takes a good first touch before prodding a finish in off the underside of the crossbar. Game on!
It was a superb cross by Propper with the outside of his boot, and Gross took full advantage.
70'
Brighton have managed to get a foothold in the last few minutes, but are offering little going forward. Lukaku, meanwhile, is being readied for action by Solskjaer.
68'
Herrera works a decent angle to get a shot off, but his effort is tame and straight at Button, who makes a comfortable stop.
65'
United are very nearly through, but Duffy gets back to intervene before Rashford can latch onto a loose ball.
61'
A. Knockaert enters the game and replaces S. March.
60'
F. Andone enters the game and replaces G. Murray.
March, meanwhile, has been replaced by Knockaert in Brighton’s other change.
The first substitutions are about to come on, and it will be a double change for Brighton. The first switch sees Murray make way for Andone.
59'
After United fail to clear from a free-kick, the ball falls kindly for Dunk at the back post. He prods a first-time strike into the side netting, though, and the hosts escape unscathed.
55'
Rashford is toying with Brighton’s defence at the moment, and very nearly gets a shot off after a weaving run from midfield. The 21-year-old has been fantastic so far.
50'
Rashford goes for goal from a free-kick from a tight angle, but generates too much power on his strike, sending it over the bar.
46'
We’re back up and running at Old Trafford. As it stands, United are cruising to a seventh win under Solskjaer in all competitions, and into fifth place in the Premier League.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 BRIGHTON.
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Martial meets Young’s outswinging corner with a glancing header, which takes a deflection on its way through. For a moment, Button appears to be caught underneath it, but Brighton’s goalkeeper sets himself to make the save.
45' +1
There will be a minimum of three minutes stoppage time.
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M. Rashford has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by Diogo Dalot.
WHAT A GOAL! RASHFORD MAKES IT TWO! Extraordinary play from Rashford who, after taking in a Dalot pass, gets the better of his marker with some excellent skill before he curls a sublime finish into the far corner from an acute angle.
That goal probably came against the run of play. Dalot did well to get forward and thread a neat pass into Rashford, who did the rest.
40'
Brighton have their tails up at the moment, and have seen plenty of the ball since they went behind. A low cross from the right causes United’s defence issues, but Young manages to get there ahead of Locadia.
33'
It has been a spirited response from Brighton to going behind, and Murray now has his first effort. The ball comes to him amid a crowd of United defenders, and all the former Crystal Palace man can do is send a snapshot across the face of goal.
31'
Brighton take a short corner, but United’s defence are out quickly to prevent the cross. Instead, the play is switched to Bong on the opposite flank, whose dangerous cross is cleared.
29'
That is a fifth goal in five games for Pogba, who, like many of United’s attackers, is thriving under Solskjaer’s tutelage.
27'
Penalty goal scored by P. Pogba for Manchester United!
POGBA CONVERTS! No mistake from the Frenchman, who – at the culmination of his familiar stuttering run up – slams home a fantastic finish into the right-hand corner.
22'
United mix it up from the set-piece, going short and finding Rashford in space. He looks to float a cross-shot to the far post, but Button is able to watch it float safely over.
18'
Brighton have looked to get back in their solid, defensive shell when United attack, but Locadia has usually stayed high upfield, offering an outball for the counter-attack, and keeping United’s back line on their toes. That is, however, opening up space for Young to attack down the right.
17'
Brighton have come into this contest in the last few minutes, and a long ball from deep gets Murray involved. He immediately threads a pass into Locadia’s path, but his cross is directed straight at De Gea.
15'
A mistake from Young allows Brighton to win possession high upfield, with the ball very nearly falling to Murray in the area. The striker was flagged offside regardless, however.
12'
Bong does well to win a corner, having been pinned in by Lingard down Brighton's left side. Duffy is the target from the resultant cross, and wins the header, but De Gea is well placed to make a comfortable save at his near post.
8'
High and wide! Under no pressure, Pogba powers forward through midfield, clicking up the gears before letting rip with a shot, but he gets far too much pace on it, and sends the ball into the crowd.
7'
A long ball from deep sets March away in Brighton’s first venture forward. The ball is eventually worked into Locadia on the edge of the area, but his deflected effort is easily dealt with by De Gea.
6'
United are flooding forward at every opportunity, with Young pushed up almost as an auxiliary right winger at the moment, giving Lingard licence to drift inside and link up with Rashford and Pogba.
5'
A neat United move sees Young drive in a low cut-back, but nobody is waiting for it at the edge of the area. Dalot collects the loose ball, shifting it onto his right foot and engineering space for a shot, which is deflected wide.
4'
Rashford dummies, and it is Pogba who strikes the ball. Brighton’s wall, however, does its job.
2'
After that late change for United, Dalot has started at left-back, with Young staying on the right as was initially planned. The England international whips in an early cross, with Rashford waiting for it, but Brighton’s defence manage to clear.
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KICK-OFF! After a minute's tribute to Sir Matt Busby, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of United's legendary manager's passing, referee Paul Tierney blows his whistle, and we are up and running.
Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Brighton and Hove Albion!
It has been some turnaround at Old Trafford since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge, and United’s interim boss is looking to become the first United manager to win his first six league games.
It would be a seventh win in all for United under Solskjaer, who also oversaw an FA Cup victory over Reading, but Brighton have triumphed in their last two Premier League meetings with the Red Devils.
United are overwhelming favourites, and would move into fifth with a victory, with Arsenal not playing until later. Brighton, meanwhile, sit 13th, although three points could see them move into 11th should Bournemouth fail to beat West Ham.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David De Gea; Ashley Young, Phil Jones, Victor Lindelof, Diogo Dalot; Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic; Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial; Marcus Rashford.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Eric Bailly, Alexis Sanchez, Juan Mata, Romelu Lukaku, Andreas Pereira, Matteo Darmian, Sergio Romero.
BRIGHTON SUBS: Bruno, Beram Kayal, Florin Andone, Anthony Knockaert, Leon Balogun, Jason Steele, Viktor Gyokeres.
BRIGHTON (4-5-1): David Button; Martin Montoya, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Gaetan Bong; Solly March, Pascal Gross, Dale Stephens, Davy Propper, Jurgen Locadia; Glenn Murray.
The teams are out onto the pitch at Old Trafford, and kick-off is coming up shortly!
So far, so good for United, who are well on their way to a sixth successive Premier League win under Solskjaer. Pogba’s penalty put them ahead, before Rasfhord curled in a superb second shortly before the break.
Solskjaer will be looking for more of the same from United in the second half, although he will stress that the hosts must not allow Brighton any opportunity to get back into this game. Murray has cut a frustrated figure up top for the visitors, but should have done better with one good chance that came his way.
It was far from a vintage United display, but a moment of quality from Rashford has ultimately proved the difference, with Gross’ late goal a mere consolation.
Well, that’s all from me for now. Until next time, goodbye!
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