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Manchester United failed to hold a two-goal lead at home and suffered a shocking comeback defeat, ending their League Cup campaign early. This marks a humiliating record for the first time in 50 years.
On the 17th (Korea time), Manchester United lost 2-3 to Brighton in the third round (round of 32) of the '2026–2027 English Carabao Cup' held at Old Trafford in Manchester, UK.
Manchester United dominated the early flow of the match. Shay Lacy scored the opening goal just eight minutes into the first half, seizing the initiative, and Mason Mount added a second goal two minutes later in the 10th minute, seemingly securing a 2-0 lead early on.
However, Man Utd's defense could not hold the lead until the end. They began to waver after conceding an equalizer from KARA Lampous Kostoulas in the 46th minute of the first half and collapsed rapidly in the second half.
In the 20th minute of the second half, they conceded a painful equalizer from Pascal Gross, and just four minutes later in the 24th minute, they surrendered a go-ahead winning goal to Maxim de Kuiper. Man Utd fought hard to equalize in the remaining time but ultimately failed to breach Brighton's goal.
After the match, Britain's 'The Sun' reported that "fans erupted in fierce booing at Old Trafford after Manchester United, managed by Michael Carrick, fell victim to Brighton."
This defeat has written an infamous chapter in Man Utd's history. Since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013, Man Utd had never lost a home match where they held a two-goal lead across 145 games. Only Sevilla and Everton managed to draw after overcoming a two-goal deficit during that period. Furthermore, this is the first time since a 2-3 loss to Tottenham 50 years ago that Man Utd has conceded a comeback defeat after scoring two goals at home.
As a result, Man Utd fell into a losing streak following their away defeat to Manchester City in the fourth round of the English Premier League (EPL) on the 14th. At that time, Man Utd lost 0-1 at home against a ten-man Man City side. Prior to Erling Haaland's winning goal, Enzo Fernandez's offside was not called, and the referee later staged an official apology to Man Utd in a bizarre incident.
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