Joao Pedro Scores Dramatic Late Goal As Brighton Defeat Manchester United

Joao Pedro scored a dramatic late header as Fabian Hurzeler marked his first Premier League home game as Brighton manager with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Manchester United.

Brazilian striker Pedro headed in Simon Adingra’s cross five minutes into added time, sealing a memorable win at a jubilant Amex Stadium and deepening United’s woes.

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Manchester United seemed poised for a comeback on the south coast after Amad Diallo equalized, cancelling out a first-half goal from former United player Danny Welbeck.

However, Joshua Zirkzee turned from hero to villain by inadvertently denying his teammate Alejandro Garnacho the chance to complete the turnaround.

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The summer signing from Bologna, who scored the winning goal on his debut against Fulham last weekend, touched home Garnacho’s goal-bound shot while in an offside position, leading to VAR disallowing the 70th-minute effort and frustrating Erik ten Hag.

Pedro then delivered the final blow to United, securing victory for Brighton and extending 31-year-old Hurzeler’s perfect start since taking over from Roberto De Zerbi.