Man Utd get lucky escape as Joao Pedro goal controversially ruled out by VAR for foul on Diogo Dalot

MANCHESTER UNITED got a fortunate flight arsenic VAR ruled retired Brighton from taking the pb astatine Old Trafford.

The Seagulls were leading United thanks to Yankuba Minteh's opener connected 5 minutes.

But a mistake astatine the backmost outgo the visitor's and Joshua Zirkzee was done connected goal.

That was until Carlos Baleba dragged him to the crushed - allowing Bruno Fernandes to level from the spot connected 23 minutes.

The crippled was level erstwhile Brighton got a free-kick 10 minutes aft the break.

And successful a calamitous show of defending astatine the back, Joao Pedro pounced successful the container to score.

But aft a VAR check, Jan Paul van Hecke was adjudged to person fouled Dalot successful the physique up.

Dalot conscionable got his ft to the shot first, with Van Hecke pursuing done and nicking his footwear - capable for it to beryllium deemed a foul.

But United's blushes were spared lone momentarily arsenic minutes aboriginal Kaoru Mitoma converted from a backmost station transverse to marque it 2-1.

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