Manchester United will assess Sergio Reguilon, Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay ahead of their Premier League rematch with Crystal Palace on Saturday.
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Christian Eriksen has stated losing three Premier League games already isn't good enough for Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag wanted his side to respond after defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates, but the return to action following the international break didn't go to plan and Brighton extended their excellent recent record against United
Although United were the better side over the opening 15 minutes, the chances from that spell were squandered and familiar face Danny Welbeck fired Brighton into a 1-0 lead and the away side dominated the ball from there. Despite Brighton keeping possession well, Rasmus Hojlund thought he'd equalised just before half-time, only for VAR to review the move and disallow the effort because Marcus Rashford had drifted out of play in the build-up.
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In the second half, Brighton made it 2-0 through Pascal Gross and Joao Pedro extended that advantage in the 73rd minute. Hannibal Mejbri, who came on from the bench, quickly responded at the other end but it was a consolation goal.
Eriksen spoke to BBC Sport after the game and said: "It is a heavy one. We have to look at ourselves. We changed some things but we are disappointed. In the first half we had a lot of moments had good control.
"They had a lot of possession but not many chances. They then score with their first chance and the system they play they keep the ball a lot and we had to chase it down. But we still had chances to get back into the game.
"The small things [matter]. We had the offside at Arsenal and today when we scored but it was out of play. The small things we are missing and a bit of luck to get over the line and get
Manchester United will assess Sergio Reguilon, Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay ahead of their Premier League rematch with Crystal Palace on Saturday.
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