Bryan Mbeumo scored twice as Manchester United made it three Premier League wins on the bounce with a 4-2 victory over Brighton at Old Trafford.

United were forced to see off a late surge from Brighton, as Mbeumo settled matters with one of the final touches of Saturday's game.

Matheus Cunha scored his first United goal 24 minutes in, bending his effort around Jan Paul van Hecke before Casemiro added a second 10 minutes later thanks to a wicked deflection off Yasin Ayari.

Benjamin Sesko and Bruno Fernandes, making his 300th United appearance, then saw chances go begging before Mbeumo put the hosts 3-0 up in the 61st minute.

But with Ruben Amorim's team seemingly heading towards a routine victory, former United forward Danny Welbeck dragged Brighton back into it with a stunning free-kick, moments after Mbeumo had an effort saved onto the post. 

Charalampos Kostoulas headed in their second in the second minute of stoppage time, yet Mbeumo had the final say when he rifled into the roof of the net in the 96th minute, sealing United's fourth consecutive home win.

Data Debrief: Amorim starts to build up some steam

Despite the nervy nature of this victory, United have now won three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since May/August 2024, doing so in a single season for the first time since February that year (four in a row).

And a dominant first-half performance saw them take a 2+ goal lead into the break in the third consecutive league game at Old Trafford, the first time that has happened since November 2008.

The high-scoring nature of the match was not reflected in the expected goals (xG), though, with United finishing with 1.13 xG from 13 shots (nine on target), to Brighton's 1.07 xG from 17 efforts (five on target).

The Red Devils ended their visitors' three-game winning streak at Old Trafford, and now United (nine wins) vs Brighton (eight wins) is the most-played fixture in Premier League history never to see a draw.