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New season, same full-time mood.
Manchester United made the worst possible start to the Erik ten Hag era on Sunday afternoon, losing 2-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford in their 2022/23 Premier League opener. Pascal Gross, who so often thrives when facing United, fired the Seagulls into a two-goal lead at half-time, netting an instinctive brace.
United, facing an uphill struggle, did source a route back into the contest just past the midway point of the second half courtesy of an Alexis Mac Allister own-goal. The Argentine put the ball into his own net after Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez flapped at Bruno Fernandes' corner.
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Ten Hag, who has become the first United manager since Louis van Gaal to lose his first game in charge, saw his players up the ante after Mac Allister's own-goal, but they failed to find a way past Sanchez for a second time, meaning they lost their first game of a new season after losing their last of the season prior for the first time since 1973. It was an afternoon to forget, meaning a huge week on the training ground awaits Ten Hag and his players.
Although it was a disappointing start to the campaign, there were some moments that will be remembered. At the same time, however, there may have been some moments that you didn't spot. Here, MEN Sport has picked out four that you might have missed from Sunday's season opener.
Ten Hag's grand entrance
A year ago, it was Raphael Varane who made a rockstar entrance ahead of United's first game of the new campaign. This time around it was Ten Hag's turn.
The Dutchman, after watching his players stride out onto the hallowed Old Trafford turf, followed a few seconds later, emerging from
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