The wily Seagulls midfielder bundled the south coast side ahead in the second half at Manchester United. And with it, he became the Premier League's highest-scoring Japanese player ever. That's now 15 for Mitoma and we're going to go out on a limb and say that record will be extended in the seasons to come.

Premier League score and goal updates as Kaoru Mitoma restores visitors’ lead - United look for a second win on the bounce after a subpar performance against Southampton

Manchester United have lost four of their last five league home games overall, previously being beaten by Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Newcastle

The result sent hosts back into the relegation zone as they were punished for failing to take their first-half chances

Manchester United endured a miserable 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday after visiting winger Yankuba Minteh scored one goal and created another, with the hosts not helped by a howler from goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Just minutes after having a goal disallowed, Brighton get their go-ahead goal as Kaoru Mitoma gets a touch at the far post to make it 2-1 for the Seagulls at Old Trafford.

Manchester United lost 1-3 to Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday.The Red Devils found themselves trailing early when Kaoru Mitoma delivered a perfectly timed pass

Follow the reaction as Manchester United are beaten 3-1 by Brighton at home, with their fifth defeat in eight games leaving them 13th in the table

They have now won eight of their 16 English Premier League meetings against the Red Devils. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Manchester United suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion. Here are our player ratings from the game.(A score of 6 is around average)Andre Onana 1 – Could have done slightly

Brighton broke a barren run of their own against Ipswich Town in their last match, with a 2-0 victory their first in nine Premier League games, stretching back to late November. The Seagulls beat United 2-1 with an injury-time winner at the start of the season, and will be keen to complete a league double over the Red Devils.

Manchester United’s recent struggles at Old Trafford were compounded by a sharp Brighton & Hove Albion side, who clinched a 3-1 victory in a Premier League clash that once again highlighted the tactical gulf between the aspirations and realities of the home side.