By Daily Sports on February 16, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo ended his goal drought in emphatic style as Manchester United moved up to fourth in the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over Brighton at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo had gone six games without scoring but blasted home before Lewis Dunk's red card dented Brighton's hopes and Bruno Fernandes' strike effort added late gloss to the score.
"It was a good performance by Ronaldo," said Man Utd interim manager Ralf Rangnick. "In the last few weeks, it was certainly the best performance by him and a very, very important goal."
It was anything but a convincing performance from United overall, Jakub Moder hitting the crossbar and Danny Welbeck somehow heading over after Brighton were down to 10 men.
Indeed, it had required a spectacular save from David de Gea just to keep his side on level terms at the break, clawing away a Moder header with his outstretched right hand.
Brighton produced the more enterprising football in that first half with United reliant on counter-attacks, the best chance coming the way of Jadon Sancho early on.
The win - only United's third in seven games - lifts Ralf Rangnick's side two points above West Ham and into the Champions League qualification places. Brighton remain ninth.
Source Sky Sports
Posted February 16, 2022
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