Tottenham’s three-game winning run came to an emphatic end as Roberto De Zerbi’s rampant Brighton handed them a 4-2 defeat at the Amex Stadium. The Seagulls looked to be heading to a stunning 4-0 victory thanks to two Joao Pedro penalties, a powerful Jack Hinshelwood strike and Pervis Estupinan’s brilliant long-range effort however Spurs launched an improbable comeback thanks to Alejo Veliz and Ben Davies’ late goals.
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Liverpool have completed a £35m deal to sign midfielder Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton on a five-year contract. The fee could rise to £55m for the Argentina playmaker, who helped Brighton finish sixth in the Premier League this season to qualify for Europe for the first time. The 24-year-old scored 20 goals in 112 appearances for the Seagulls and helped Argentina win the 2022 World Cup.
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Manchester United set up a first FA Cup final against Manchester City after beating Brighton in a tense penalty shootout at a rain-lashed Wembley Stadium. In a match that finished goalless after extra time it fell to United defender Victor Lindelof to score the decisive spot-kick after Solly March sent his effort high over the bar.
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Brighton have appointed Italian Roberto De Zerbi as their new head coach on a four-year contract. The 43-year-old most recently coached Shakhtar Donetsk but left them this summer following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is well regarded in his native Italy after an impressive three year spell at Sassuolo.
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Pascal Gross’ first-half double gave Brighton a surprise 2-1 win at Manchester United as Erik ten Hag’s reign got off to the worst possible start. The unmarked Brighton midfielder found himself in the right place, at the right time, to tap the visitors into a 2-0 lead with two goals in nine minutes in the Old Trafford sunshine, as the hosts were booed off at half-time by their own fans.
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