Man United 1-3 Brighton: Erik Ten Hag Booed For Taking Off Rasmus Hojlund While Trailing 2-0

• Manchester United fell 2-0 down against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, September 16
• Erik Ten Hag came on the spot after withdrawing summer signing Rasmus Højlund
• Højlund thought he had gotten his first goal for the club but his effort was ruled out by VAR

Manchester United fans turned on Erik Ten Hag after the manager decided to take off Rasmus Hojlund in the second half as the team was looking for a comeback against Brighton and Hove Albion.

United, despite getting off to a good start to the game, went behind against the run of play as their former star Danny Welbeck found the net from a Simon Adingra cross, 20 minutes into the game.

The Red Devils thought they had found an equalizer after Marcus Rashford beat his man and cut it back with the ball on the byline, cut it back for Hojlund to find the back of the net.

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The Denmark international was buzzing after what he thought was his first goal for the club, but it was eventually chopped off as the ball was deemed to have gone out of play just as Rashford was about to cross.

Ten Hag takes off Hojlund

As seen on BBC, things went from bad to worse for United as they conceded a second goal in the 53rd minute as Pascal Gross’ stunning strike left Andre Onana with no chance.

With United trailing 2-0, Ten Hag decided to make some changes, taking off Hojlund for Casemiro for Anthony Martial and Hannibal Mejbri respectively.

But the decision to take off Hojlund did not sit well with Manchester United fans as boos rang out at Old Trafford following the manager’s decision.

The Dane looked threatening going forward and his presence had afforded Rashford space to taunt defenders and create chance on the left side.

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United succumb to defeat

As far as the game went, United went 3-0 down as Joao Pedro got in on the action in the 71st minute.

The Red Devils then reduced the deficit thanks to a stunning strike from Hannibal Mejbri, two minutes later, but an organized Brighton saw off the game as it ended in a 3-1 defeat for Ten Hag’s men.

Jadon Sancho watches U18s

Sports Brief also reported on Jadon Sancho’s whereabouts on Saturday as Manchester United prepared to take on Brighton and Hove Albion.

Sancho was banished from the first team after his public spat with head coach Erik ten Hag, stemming from the manager's criticism of his training attitude.

As spotted by Transfer News Live, Sancho was at Carrington to watch the U18 team take on Nottingham Forest, a game they won 2-1 thanks to goals from Victor Musa Aigbomian and Jack Kingdon.