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Man United humbled again in 4-0 loss at Brighton in EPL

Posted May 07, 2022 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Brighton and Hove Albion's Moises Caicedo, center, celebrates scoring with teammates during the English Premier League soccer match at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton, England, Saturday May 7, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) The Associated Press

BRIGHTON, England (AP) - Manchester United must want this season to end now.

Make that five straight away losses for United in the English Premier League after a chastening 4-0 thrashing by Brighton on Saturday.

'œIt was a terrible performance," United manager Ralf Rangnick said.

With just one game left this season - at Crystal Palace in two weeks - United has little to play for in a fifth straight season without a trophy. The team is already assured of finishing with its fewest points since 1991 - two seasons before the Premier League era launched.

If Erik ten Hag needed a reminder of the mess he is inheriting when the current Ajax coach takes over at Old Trafford in the offseason, it was this embarrassing performance at Amex Stadium.

Moises Caicedo and Marc Cucurella scored their first goals in English soccer - Cucurella was reduced to tears after slamming home his shot in the 49th - before close-range finishes by Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard by the hour mark.

'œFrom the first until the last minute, it was not enough,'ť Rangnick said. 'œWe can only apologize for this performance and a humiliating defeat.

'œWe were never in a position where we could stop them playing through our lines. We told the players to be as compact as they could but we couldn't stop it.'ť

In United's previous four away games in the league, it lost at Arsenal 3-1, at Liverpool 4-0, at Everton 1-0 and at Manchester City 4-1.

United is in sixth place, five points behind fourth-placed Arsenal, and cannot finish in the Champions League qualification spots.

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Brighton and Hove Albion's Moises Caicedo celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton, England, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) The Associated Press

Brighton and Hove Albion's Moises Caicedo celebrates scoring during the English Premier League soccer match at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton, England, Saturday May 7, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) The Associated Press

Brighton and Hove Albion's Leandro Trossard, right, celebrates scoring with Alexis Mac Allister during the English Premier League soccer match at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton, England, Saturday May 7, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) The Associated Press

Brighton and Hove Albion's Leandro Trossard, center right, celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton, England, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) The Associated Press

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick, right, on the touchline during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton, England, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) The Associated Press

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