Cristiano Ronaldo ended his four-game scoring streak, while Man Utd lost miserably in the penultimate match of the season.
Coach Ralf Rangnick did not change any positions after the 0-3 win over Brentford, but Man Utd lost to Brighton with a bigger score than that.
Ronaldo (right) reacts after receiving a yellow card at the end of the first half against Brighton, in round 36 of the Premier League on the evening of May 7.
Rangnick brought Fred and Cavani on after the break, but the away team conceded three goals in just the first 15 minutes of the second half.
Man Utd gave up.
Witnessing this defeat, Ronaldo stood, shrugged, shook his head and forced a smile.
The situation where Dalot tried to save the ball but could not prevent Man Utd from receiving the fourth goal.
Trailing by four goals, Rangnick brought in midfielder Harry Maguire to replace midfielder Juan Mata, even though he still had attacking players like Jesse Lingard or Alejandro Garnacho on the bench.
Although there is still one more match to play, Man Utd has broken their record for conceding goals in Premier League history.
Gross (left) celebrates Brighton’s third goal.
Ronaldo was most expected but did not leave any mark in this match.
Ronaldo still needs two more goals to reach the 20-goal mark in the Premier League this season.
Squad
Brighton: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Cucurella, March (Lamptey 76), Bissouma, Caicedo, Trossard (Maupay 83), Gross, Mac Allister (Webster 67), Welbeck.
Man Utd: de Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Varane, Telles, McTominay, Matic (Cavani 46), Elanga (Fred 46), Mata (Maguire 70), Fernandes, Ronaldo.