Loss increases pressure on United

Manchester City's Erling Haaland scored his seventh Premier League hat trick.

- MATTIAS KAREN

Manchester City's Erling Haaland scored his seventh Premier League hat trick.

Two games into the Premier League season, the scrutiny is already on Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.

Joao Pedro scored in the fifth minute of injury time to give Brighton a 2-1 home win over United on Saturday in a game that showed that the inconsistencies that plagued ten Hag’s team last season still haven’t been eradicated.