MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United should be fighting for more than a top-four place within the Premier League, goalkeeper David de Gea stated after his workforce beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
An unconvincing show was illuminated by an imposing Cristiano Ronaldo aim within the first half earlier than Bruno Fernandes completed off 10-man Brighton with a stoppage-time second.
Victory, after successive attracts, lifted United above West Ham into fourth place within the desk with 43 factors from 25 video games, though sixth-placed Arsenal are 4 factors behind with three video games in hand.
“It is nice all the time when you will have the three factors particularly after we draw the previous few video games. We are all very joyful,” stated De Gea, who made a shocking save to cease Brighton taking the lead within the first half.
“We should be fighting for more issues than the top 4, however that’s the actuality. There are many groups fighting for the identical place and with the standard we now have we should win a whole lot of factors.”
Interim supervisor Ralf Rangnick stated the win had been crucial, even when he was once more annoyed that his aspect couldn’t maintain a 90-minute efficiency.
“This was a vital win and even so after the primary half right now; right now for a change we had a greater second half than the primary half and within the second half it paid off, we had been more aggressive, we had been primed to intercept and assault them in greater positions, so a extremely vital win for us,” he stated.
“It was completely different from the final three video games as a result of we had been Dr Jekyll within the first half and this time within the second half.”
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; modifying by Clare Fallon)
