Bruno Fernandes 9, Paul Pogba 9, Matt Ryan 5 ... Brighton v Manchester United player ratings

Portugal midfielder in man-of-the-match performance at the Amex

Matt Ryan: 5: Will feel disappointed with first two goals, although second did take wicked deflection. No chance with Fernandes' volley. Getty

Shane Duffy - 5: A tough shift for the defender as United ran riot at times but he never gave up. EPA

Dan Burn - 5: Ripped to shreds on occasions but never let his head go down and battled hard. AFP

Lewis Dunk - 5: Like rest of defence, guilty of sitting far too deep at times. Couldn't cope with the pace and skill of Greenwood for first goal. EPA

Martin Montoya - 6: Cannot fault his workrate but had little influence on game. Getty

Tariq Lamptey - 6: Was one of the few bright sparks in a poor first half from Brighton but was hooked at the break. Harsh, unless the young full-back was injured. EPA

Yves Bissouma - 5: Struggled to deal with pace and movement of United's attacking. PA

Dale Stephens - 5: Caught out for United's first goal trying to anticipate pass to Greenwood. Reuters.

Davy Propper - 5: One glorious cross into box in first half that was crying out for a target man in attack. Taken off at break. Getty

Aaron Connolly - 6: Brought in for his pace but received little service and got no change out of the United defence in first half. Forced excellent save from De Gea with swerving effort after break. AP

Alexis Mac Allister - 6: Feeding off scraps, particularly in first half. More involved after break. PA

Neal Maupay - 6 (sub Propper 45): Brighton's top scorer nearly added to his nine goals but was denied by De Gea.

Leandro Trossard - (sub Lamptey 45) 7: Caused United real problems when he came on. Forced decent save out of De Gea.

Aaron Mooy - (sub Mac Allister 81) NA: No time to make impact. AFP

Bernardo (sub Dunk 81) NA: No time to make impact. PA

Solly March - (sub Connolly 87) NA: Very late introduction. AFP

David de Gea - 7: Left the pitch to visit Brighton pier after one minute. Returned after 35 minutes to take a goal kick. Walked around Hove for the second half – where he saw Trossard’s first shots land. Faultless, but so is the snow plough when there’s no snow. Scratch that – top 70th minute save from Connolly. And another from Maupay five minutes later. AP

Aaron Wan-Bissaka - 7: Assisted Greenwood for United’s first. More confident going forward and defends as well as he always has. Decent game. Reuters

Victor Lindelof - 7: Awful at Brighton last season. Grew into this game. Fine. Will have far more challenging games. AFP

Harry Maguire - 8: Header started the magnificent counter attack for the third. At the heart of another clean sheet in a must-win game. AFP

Luke Shaw - 8: Confident and effective down the left. Booked. Better playing week after week. AFP

Nemanja Matic - 8: Strokes the ball to teammates with the care of a mother for her newborn. Refuses to give ball away to an opponent. Magnificent volley to set up the third. Reuters

Bruno Fernandes - 9: Shoots in his sleep. Found space, struck post from outside area after 12 min, scored the second. And that sublime third. Ran more than any other player. Man of the match and league’s best player in 2020. Reuters

Paul Pogba - 9: Likes: setting up Fernandes, defending, attacking, dominating, smiling. Dislikes: standing still. Superb first half. Close him down and Fernandes will destroy opponents. Close Fernandes down and Pogba will. PA

Marcus Rashford - 6: Tried, looked a team player and worked well, but hasn’t yet found his goalscoring touch again. Effective decoy run for third goal. EPA

Mason Greenwood - 8: Struck superb opener after 16 minutes, his 13th of the season. Operated in tight spaces from the right, cuts in on left foot. Composure belies his youth. Reuters

Anthony Martial - 7: Hat-trick hero in last week’s 3-0 win. A supporting role in this week’s one. AP

Brandon Williams - (sub Shaw 64) 6: Attacked so much he headed the ball at goal. Good one-on-one with Connolly. PA

Andreas Pereira - (sub Fernandes 64) 6: Burned in Brighton last season. Steady and much needed minutes.. AP

Scott McTominay (sub Pogba 64) 6: Job done when he came on. Saw it out and drove a late shot which was deflected.. PA

Daniel James - (sub Rashford 78) NA: Two attempts on goal. Getty

Odion Ighalo - (sub Martial 78) NA: Didn't do much. Didn't need to. EPA

Bruno Fernandes scored two fine goals as Manchester United won 3-0 at Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League to stay in contention for a top-four finish.

The result on Tuesday left United fifth on 52 points from 32 games, two behind fourth-placed Chelsea who have a game in hand and ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers on goal difference.

A dominant United stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to 15 games and celebrated their first league win at Brighton since 1982 after 18-year-old Mason Greenwood fired them ahead with a solo effort in the 16th minute.

Portugal midfielder Fernandes, who had hit the post with a first-time shot early on, made it 2-0 with a deflected effort in the 29th following a superb build-up.

United scored a high quality third goal as Nemanja Matic released Greenwood with a searching long ball and the forward delivered an inch-perfect cross for Fernandes to volley home from 10 metres.

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