Man United's 50-Year Record Shattered as Brighton Complete Stunning Carabao Cup Comeback

Manchester United suffered a historic collapse at Old Trafford, throwing away a two-goal lead to lose 2-3 to Brighton in the Carabao Cup third round, ending a 50-year club record and deepening the pressure on head coach Michael Carrick.

Teenager Shea Lacey and Mason Mount put United 2-0 up inside the first ten minutes, and with 143 wins from their previous 145 matches when holding such a lead at home, the tie appeared a formality. Instead, Brighton, who made six changes from their weekend win over Coventry, roared back. Charalampos Kostoulas halved the deficit right before half-time, Pascal Gross equalised after the break, and substitute Maxim de Cuyper completed the turnaround in the 69th minute. Marcus Rashford's late chance was well saved by Jason Steele to preserve the win.

It marked the first time since a 3-2 defeat to Tottenham in 1976 that United had lost a home match after leading by two goals, and the first time in the Premier League era they had done so in any competition. Loud boos rang around Old Trafford at full time, with United exiting the League Cup at the first hurdle for the second straight year, just three days after a controversial derby defeat to Manchester City.