Manchester United v Brighton player ratings: De Gea 8, Ronaldo 8; Dunk 5, Maupay 6

United up to fourth in the Premier League after 2-0 win at Old Trafford

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  MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David De Gea - 8: Saved from Maupay early doors. Super flying stop from Moder as Brighton were the better side in the first half. Relieved as a 77th minute Moder shot struck his crossbar. Reuters

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  Diogo Dalot - 6: Crossing could have been better in the first half when United were poor. More touches than any other home player shows how involved he was. Getting better defensively. EPA

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  Harry Maguire - 6: Tested in a poor first half. Like his team, much better in the second half when he grew more confident. PA

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  Victor Lindelof - 7: Came in at the last minute as Varane was ill and did well. Fast and more aggressive as game went on. Welbeck got between him and Maguire to head towards De Gea on 90 minutes. AFP

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  Luke Shaw - 6: Little impact in first half. Better in second as United pressed further up. Booked after 71 minutes. Getty

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  Scott McTominay - 6: Midfield was overrun in a first half where the entire United team didn’t win a single tackle. Won the first tackle after 51 minutes to help set up Ronaldo. AFP

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  Fred - 5: Back in the team and gave the ball away for Brighton’s first attack. Disappointing first half. And second as he gave the ball away too much. Ironic cheers when his number came up to come off. AFP

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  Bruno Fernandes - 8: Lovely touches, if not perfect accuracy in the first half. Booked for protesting in second half. Missed a sitter on 71 minutes before setting up chance for Ronaldo soon after. Scored brilliant second for United in injury time. Reuters

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  Anthony Elanga - 5: Selected ahead of Rashford again. A touch hesitant in the first half. Switched sides in the second and was fouled by Dunk that saw Brighton reduced to 10 men. AFP

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  Jadon Sancho - 7: United’s first shot on target in opening 10 minutes and should have scored. That was United’s only effort on target in the first half. Neat around the area. Applauded when he came off. Reuters

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  Cristiano Ronaldo - 8: Set up early chance for Sancho Scored the opener on 51 minutes, ending his longest goal drought for 13 years. Saw powerful header saved as he came close to making it two. Reuters

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  SUBS: Paul Pogba – (On for Fred 74’) 7: United controlled middle with him on pitch. Tricks and good combination play with those around him. Quick-thinking on the free-kick for the second. Reuters

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  Marcus Rashford – (On for Elanga 79’) 6: Brought down by a yellow card challenge as he launched attack. Reuters

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  Alex Telles – (On for Sancho 79’) N/A. Getty

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  BRIGHTON RATINGS: Robert Sanchez - 7: Solid block from Sancho and fine acrobatic stop to turn Ronaldo header over bar. No chance with goals. Getty

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  Joel Veltman - 6: Dutchman’s superb cross found Moder in box who would have opened scoring but for De Gea. Found Sancho’s pace too hot to handle at times and left on backside by Fernandes’ skill before United’s late second. AP

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  Lewis Dunk - 5: Captain helped restrict United to just one shot on target in the first half but, like his teammates, got sloppy at start of second and rightly shown red card after VAR check for bringing down Elanga. PA

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  Adam Webster - 6: Awful miss-control gifted ball to Ronaldo, who in turn set-up Sancho for early chance. Skinned very easily by Portuguese ahead of United’s opening goal but made a few timely challenges as United took advantage of extra man in second half. Getty

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  Marc Cucurella - 7: Very important block to nudge Elanga off ball with United man poised to shoot. Looked to push forward from left-back whenever possible and Spaniard is having a good first season in Premier League. AP

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  Yves Bissouma - 6: Left Ronaldo in aheap on the floor with one strong first-half challenge. Side-footed great chance just wide five minutes before break. Caught in possession in run-up to Ronaldo goal. Reuters

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  Pascal Gross - 7: Picked out Moder and Mac Allister for first-half opportunities with excellent passes and shanked a volley wide himself. Unfortunate to make way as red card forced Brighton into making changes. PA

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  Jakub Moder - 8: Had game’s first chance after six minutes but saw shot saved by De Gea. Thought he’d found net with thumping header but Spaniard pulled-off a magnificent stop. Cracked crossbar with curling strike from distance with 13 minutes to go. AP

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  Alexis Mac Allister - 6: Failed to connect properly with strike inside penalty area that he scuffed straight to De Gea. Booked in second half for hauling back Rashford. Reuters

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  Leandro Trossard - 6: Neat and tidy from Belgian without any big opportunities falling his way. Sacrificed after Dunk sending off. AP

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  Neale Maupay - 6: Seagulls’ top scorer didn’t get a sight of goal in opening 45 minutes but harassed and harried United’s defenders. Getty

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  SUBS: Tariq Lamptey – (On for Trossard 59’) 6: Supplied cross for Welbeck’s injury-time header that fellow substitute should have at least hit target with. Getty

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  Steven Alzate – (On for Gross 59’) 7: Good block to deny United substitute Telles a shot at goal and played part in helping set up late chances for teammates. Getty

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  Danny Welbeck – (On for Maupay 70’) 5: Former United striker missed chance to earn team late point when headed chance over bar. Getty

Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes were both on target as Manchester United defeated Brighton 2-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

After a goalless first 45 minutes, when Brighton will feel they should have gone into the break ahead, the match turned on its head at the start of the second period.

First, Ronaldo cracked home a stunning opening goal in the 51st minute after Yves Bissouma had been caught in possession by Scott McTominay. It was the Portuguese veteran's ninth Premier League goal of the season but his first in six matches.

Then, minutes later, Brighton skipper Lewis Dunk was sent off after VAR sent referee Peter Bankes to review the defender's foul on Anthony Elanga.

Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes both missed chances to put the game to bed — the former could have finished with a hat-trick — while Jakub Moder's spectacular long-distance effort from the corner of the penalty area bounced back off the bar with David de Gea beaten.

Former United player Danny Welbeck also missed a chance to level for the Seagulls before Fernandes scored with virtually the final kick of the game.

You can see the player ratings from the game on Tuesday in the gallery above. To view the next image, click on the arrows or swipe if on a mobile device.