Joao Pedro scored in the fifth minute of injury time to give Brighton a 2-1 home win over Manchester United on Saturday (Aug 24) in a game that showed that the inconsistencies that plagued Ten Hag’s team last season still haven’t been eradicated. After United failed to clear a corner, Pedro headed home a cross from Simon Adingra to secure a second straight victory for Brighton at the start of its first season under 31-year-old coach Fabian Hurzeler.
The two leading title rivals also made it two wins out of two with shows of strength.
Erling Haaland scored his seventh Premier League hat trick in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Ipswich, while Arsenal earned a 2-0 win at Aston Villa – a team it lost to twice last season before losing the title by two points to City.
Like Ten Hag, Sean Dyche could also be feeling the early pressure after his Everton side slumped to another heavy defeat, losing 4-0 at Tottenham.
Also Saturday, West Ham beat Crystal Palace 2-0 away, Fulham earned a 2-1 home win over Leicester and Nottingham Forest won 1-0 at Southampton.
