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09/16 16:32 CDT Carrick's woes continue as Man United stunned by Brighton in
League Cup
Carrick's woes continue as Man United stunned by Brighton in League Cup
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) --- Manchester United blew a two-goal lead to crash
out of the English League Cup after a 3-2 loss to Brighton on Wednesday.
Boos rang around Old Trafford at the final whistle as United fell to its third
defeat of the season, and second in as many games following Sunday's loss to
Manchester City.
United led 2-0 after 10 minutes against Brighton through quickfire goals from
Shea Lacey and Mason Mount.
But Brighton launched a stunning comeback with Charalampos Kostoulas pulling
one back before halftime while Pascal Gross and Maxim De Cuyper secured victory
after the break.
Defeat means United has suffered elimination from the League Cup at the
earliest stage for the second season in a row, after being knocked out by
fourth-tier Grimsby last year.
It was more bad news for United coach Michael Carrick in what is becoming an
increasingly troubled start to the campaign.
United has only won two of six games in all competitions and only once in the
Premier League.
After leading a resurgence last season that secured a return to the Champions
League, Carrick has not been able to maintain that moment. And jeers from the
home fans underlined growing unrest.
Such scenes seemed unthinkable when United raced into an eighth-minute lead
through academy graduate Lacey, making his first senior start.
Within two minutes Mount doubled the advantage.
But Brighton refused to buckle and Kostoulas halved the deficit from a tight
angle in first-half added time.
Gross showed quick feet to create space in the box and fire past United
goalkeeper Karl Darlow in the 65th. Four minutes later Brighton capitalized on
sloppy defending as De Cuyper poked home the winner from close range.
Marcus Rashford had the chance to level when running through on goal, but
couldn't beat keeper Jason Steele when one on one.
United plays winless Fulham away on Sunday before the first international break
of the season.
Villa beats Coventry Aston Villa is still to win in the Premier League this season, but it's a different story in cup competitions. Victory against Club Brugge in the Champions League last week was followed by a 3-1 win against Coventry in the League Cup with Tammy Abraham scoring twice. It was newly-promoted Coventry's fifth loss in six games in all. Charly Alcaraz scored the only goal of the game as Everton beat Wolverhampton. Fourth-tier Fleetwood also won 1-0 against second-tier side Sheffield United. ___ James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here
Villa beats Coventry Aston Villa is still to win in the Premier League this season, but it's a different story in cup competitions. Victory against Club Brugge in the Champions League last week was followed by a 3-1 win against Coventry in the League Cup with Tammy Abraham scoring twice. It was newly-promoted Coventry's fifth loss in six games in all. Charly Alcaraz scored the only goal of the game as Everton beat Wolverhampton. Fourth-tier Fleetwood also won 1-0 against second-tier side Sheffield United. ___ James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here
