Sports News
Man United beats Brighton as Solskjaer sets another record
European Football Headlines
- Foden seizes chance with tired City to clinch Spurs win
- Ferreira, Gonzalez help FC Dallas beat Atlanta United 2-1
- Fulham gets its 1st away win this season in Premier League
- Barcelona beats Real Sociedad, keeps big Spanish league lead
- Nani's late goal lifts Orlando City over Whitecaps 1-0.
- Ronaldo plays key role as Juventus wins 8th straight title
- Bayern extends lead in Bundesliga to 4 points
- Marseille wins 3-1 at Guingamp to keep pressure on Lyon
- Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuse
- Burke, Monteiro help Union beat Impact 3-0
MANCHESTER, England (AP) Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record-breaking start to life in the Manchester United dugout continued as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford struck against Brighton on Saturday to secure a seventh successive win in all competitions.
On a day when Old Trafford stood to remember Matt Busby ahead of the 25th anniversary of his death on Sunday, the caretaker coach broke another of the Scot's long-standing United records.
In the process of claiming a seventh consecutive victory, Solskjaer became the first United coach to win his first six league games, with Pogba's penalty and a Rashford stunner seeing off Chris Hughton's Brighton 2-1.
The streak sees United's 1999 treble hero go level with Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola in the Premier League record books, and further justifies the club's decision to parachute him in to replace Jose Mourinho a month ago.
Pogba was reduced to a watching brief under the divisive Portuguese but continues to go from strength to strength under Solskjaer.
The France midfielder scored the penalty he won in a first half that also saw in-form Rashford mark his 150th appearance for the club with a stunning strike from an acute angle.
Pascal Gross netted the only goal of the second period as Brighton pushed but ultimately failed to end Solskjaer's winning run.
More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/apf-Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports
Updated January 19, 2019
© 2019 by STATS.Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS is strictly prohibited.
