[FAC] Manchester United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

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Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion - FA Cup Quarter Finals
Minggu, 18 Maret 2018
Kick Off : 02.45 WIB
Venue : Old Traford, Manchester
Wasit : Andre Marriner
Live : MUTV

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Head to Head pertemuan kedua tim :
Manchester United menang : 11x
Imbang : 5x
Brighton & Hove Albion menang : 1x

10 pertandingan terakhir kedua tim :
28 November 1981 - Manchester United 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion - League Division One
24 April 1982 - Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Manchester United - League Division One
6 November 1982 - Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Manchester United - League Division One
19 Maret 1983 - Manchester United 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion - League Division One
21 Mei 1983 - Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Manchester United - FA Cup
26 Mei 1983 - Brighton and Hove Albion 0-4 Manchester United - FA Cup
23 September 1992 - Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Manchester United - League Cup
7 Oktober 1992 - Manchester United 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion - League Cup
23 Januari 1993 - Manchester United 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion - FA Cup
25 November 2017 - Manchester United 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion - Premier League

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Satu2nya trophy yang masih bisa & wajib diraih musim ini.
Kalah berarti Mourinho out !

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FA CUP juga berat, club besar seperti Tottenham / Chelsea menanti :ngoceh:

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Satu2nya trophy yang masih bisa & wajib diraih musim ini.
Kalah berarti Mourinho out !

Bukannya mau diperpanjanh kontraknya bang?

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Bukannya mau diperpanjanh kontraknya bang?

Sudah keles sampe 2020 (http://www.unitedindonesia.org/forum/showpost.php?p=684709&postcount=290) aja :)) ga tau kalau ada pembahasan lagi setelah ini #:-S

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FA CUP PREVIEW: UNITED V BRIGHTON

Setting the scene… After the disappointment of being knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the last-16 stage in midweek, the Reds will be looking to bounce back immediately against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Emirates FA Cup quarter-final tie this weekend. Prior to the 2-1 defeat against Sevilla on Tuesday night, Jose Mourinho’s men had recorded three straight victories and will hope to return to winning ways in the third match in a sequence of four consecutive home games. A place in the semi-finals at Wembley is up for grabs and there must be a winner on the night.

How can I follow it? Saturday’s game kicks off at 19:45 GMT and will be broadcast live on BT Sport in the UK. MUTV subscribers will be able to watch build-up from 17:45 GMT on the Match Day show and listen to radio commentary of the game before watching it in full from midnight. You can also follow the action as it happens via ManUtd.com’s live match blog and @ManUtd on Twitter.

What’s the team news? As he has done for the previous rounds in the competition, Mourinho is likely to field a strong side. French duo Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial returned from injury as substitutes against Sevilla and could be pushing for starts, while Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Ander Herrera and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have missed recent matches. The boss could give an update on the squad in his pre-match press conference on Friday. Meanwhile, Brighton are set to be without influential French forward Anthony Knockaert through suspension, following his red card late on in their 2-0 defeat at Everton last weekend. Injured trio Steve Sidwell (back), Isaiah Brown (knee) and Jiri Skalak (ankle) are expected to be sidelined again.

Why are we playing on Saturday night? The match has been selected by broadcasters for the primetime evening slot, seemingly as another trial ahead of its introduction in the Premier League in the 2019/20 season. It’s the second time that the Reds will play on Saturday night this term, after the 2-2 draw at Leicester in the league just before Christmas.

How have both sides reached this stage? United are yet to concede a goal in the FA Cup this season and have progressed to the quarter-finals for a fourth successive year. The Reds beat Championship side Derby County 2-0 at home in round three, eased past League Two outfit Yeovil Town 4-0 at Huish Park and saw off Huddersfield Town 2-0 at the John Smith’s Stadium in the fifth round last month. Meanwhile, Brighton have reached the last eight of the competition for the first time since 1986 after a 3-1 home win over League Two side Coventry City in the last round. Prior to that, the Seagulls beat fierce rivals Crystal Palace 2-1 in round three and won 1-0 at Championship side Middlesbrough in the fourth round.

What’s our FA Cup record like? The Reds are looking to advance to the last four of the competition for only the fourth time in the last 12 seasons and will be wary of the fact we have gone out at the quarter-final stage in two of the last three years, including a 1-0 defeat at Mourinho’s former club Chelsea last term. But, after lifting the famous trophy at Wembley in 2016, United will be hopeful of replicating that success this term and could go level with Arsenal as the joint most-successful team in FA Cup history with 13 triumphs, after the holders were knocked out by Championship side Nottingham Forest in round three.

How have Brighton been doing? Chris Hughton’s side are enjoying a magnificent first season in the Premier League, riding high in 11th place in the table. With a six-point cushion on the bottom three with eight league games left to play, the Seagulls are tantalisingly close to securing safety, which would be a fantastic achievement for the south-coast club. Prior to last weekend’s reverse at Goodison Park, they had embarked on an impressive seven-match unbeaten run which included a 2-1 win over Arsenal and a 4-1 victory against an in-form Swansea City, who are United’s next league opponents on 31 March after the international break.

Have we played Brighton already this season? Yes, the Reds have already welcomed the Seagulls to Old Trafford, in the league back in November. Ashley Young’s strike midway through the second half deflected in off Brighton defender Lewis Dunk for an own goal which gave United a slender 1-0 victory. It was a hard-fought game, with Mourinho even suggesting at the time that Brighton had provided the Reds’ toughest test on home soil this season. United are also set to travel to the Amex Stadium for the reverse Premier League fixture in the first weekend of May.

What’s our record like against them? United have a very impressive record against Brighton, having claimed 11 wins and five draws from the 17 clashes between the sides in all competitions. The sole defeat came in a Division One match at Brighton's old Goldstone Ground in 1982, when a Peter Ward strike was enough to hand the hosts a 1-0 win. However, the Reds are unbeaten in six matches since then and this last-eight tie is a repeat of the 1983 FA Cup final, which we won 4-0 in a replay following an initial 2-2 draw at Wembley.

One to watch: After netting 23 times to help Brighton achieve automatic promotion from the Championship last term, Glenn Murray is the club’s leading scorer again with 13 goals so far this term, chipping in with several important strikes this season. His impressive form has also led to talk of an England call-up and the Reds defence will have to keep a close eye on the prolific frontman.

VAR is back… That’s right! The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be employed for the first time at Old Trafford in Saturday’s game. It certainly caused controversy when used for the first time in a United game in the previous round at Huddersfield after Juan Mata had a goal contentiously ruled out for offside. But both Mata and Mourinho told MUTV they are in favour of the new technology – which is currently on trial in selected games in English cup competitions and will be used in three of the four FA Cup quarter-final ties.

Who’s the referee? Andre Marriner, who made history by officiating the first game to use VAR in England involving Brighton against Crystal Palace in the third round, will oversee his fifth United game of the season this weekend. The West Midlands whistler will be assisted by Richard West, Scott Ledger and fourth official Bobby Madley. Mike Jones is the VAR and will be aided by Andy Halliday.

Rivals Watch… There is a truncated Premier League programme consisting of just four games as all four FA Cup quarter-finals take place this weekend. Here are the FA Cup ties in full...

Saturday 17 March
Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur (12:15 GMT)
Manchester United v Brighton (19:45 GMT)

Sunday 18 March
Wigan Athletic v Southampton (13:30 GMT)
Leicester City v Chelsea (16:30 GMT)

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BAILLY, LINGARD AND RASHFORD DETERMINED TO BOUNCE BACK

Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton & Hove Albion cannot come quickly enough for the Manchester United players, who are desperate to bounce back from the UEFA Champions League defeat to Sevilla and subsequent exit from Europe’s top competition.

The Reds suffered a shock 2-1 loss at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, after visiting substitute Wissam Ben Yedder scored a punishing second-half brace before Romelu Lukaku pulled a goal back late on.

The likes of Jose Mourinho, Nemanja Matic and Lukaku all spoke to the media following the final whistle, to express their disappointment and state the importance of this weekend’s FA Cup tie.

Now, a number of players have used their personal social media accounts to assure supporters the Champions League exit has prompted a stirring, passionate response inside the dressing room.

“We ask the fans for forgiveness following our exit,” centre-back Eric Bailly tweeted to his followers. “Last night was terrible and we must all reflect and take note so it doesn't happen again. It's painful, but we have to get right back up, dust ourselves off, and look ahead.”

Jesse Lingard, who played for 77 minutes on Tuesday, posted: “Angry. Sad. Hurt. Disappointed. A lot of emotions, But knowing how good the bond is between the club, fans and players shows me that we can stick together through the ups and downs and that we can bounce back.”

Marcus Rashford, who looked particularly emotional at full-time against Sevilla, also posted this message to fans: “Fell short last night, hard result to take! We have to bounce back on Saturday.”

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

When speaking to BT Sport on Tuesday night, Lukaku was quizzed on the scenes in the United dressing room after the final whistle and the Belgian goalscorer admitted several players were visibly upset about the result, while others were “hiding” from the disappointment.

Romelu clarified his comments in the same interview, but that unfortunately did not prevent inaccurate headlines in the press that falsely claimed he had criticised his own team-mates.

The 24-year-old has now addressed the situation on Instagram and set the record straight: “Never will I criticise my teammates,” he posted. “Hiding your face when you’re upset in the dressing room is normal... The result is terrible but we’re @manchesterunited and we will bounce back for sure with your support! Another big game coming up, time to prepare for that one! 200 goals now in my young career but it’s time to add trophies in my career... time to work even harder.”

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REDS' PERFECT FA CUP RECORD V BRIGHTON

This weekend's Emirates FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion will be the seventh time the Reds and Seagulls have clashed in the competition.

United have a perfect record against the visitors and, with a semi-final place on the line, we'll be hoping for more of the same this weekend.

Harold Halse paves the way for United's first FA Cup

The first time the two sides met was at the old Bank Street ground in 1909, a year before the construction of our home, Old Trafford. Harold Halse had joined United the previous year for £350 and scored the winner in front of 8,000 fans. This set the Reds on our way to winning a maiden FA Cup, beating Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Newcastle and Bristol City on the way to lifting the trophy for the first time.

Birtles breaks duck in United colours

United were held to a 2-2 draw when the two sides met again 1981, as Mike Duxbury and Mickey Thomas's goals were cancelled out at Old Trafford. However, it was Garry Birtles who made the headlines in the replay, scoring his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory at the Goldstone Ground. Birtles had joined United in the previous summer after winning the European Cup two years in a row with Nottingham Forest. Ironically, the Reds were knocked out of the competition in the following round by Birtles's former club Forest.

Robson captains United to success

The Reds were once again taken to a replay by Brighton, this time in the FA Cup final. Nearly 100,000 fans witnessed the first game at Wembley, where United keeper Gary Bailey produced a superb save late in the game to deny Brighton the trophy. The replay a few days later was a more one-sided affair with a brace from captain Bryan Robson the highlight as Ron Atkinson's side cruised to a fifth FA Cup with a 4-0 success.

Giggs's free-kick in front of the Stretford End

Ten years later, the two sides were reunited at Old Trafford and it was a Ryan Giggs special that sealed it for the home side. The Welshman's fantastic free-kick 15 minutes from time in front of the Stretford End ensured progression into the next round. Until Brighton's promotion to the Premier League this season, this was the last time that the two sides had competed against one another.

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WHY BRIGHTON STIRS VIVID CUP MEMORIES
Report by Adam Marshall

One of my very first memories of the FA Cup stretches all the way back to 1981 and a game against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Fortunately, I missed the drama of the 1979 FA Cup final and I have no real recollection of the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the following year's competition, even though I was a fully fledged Manchester United supporter by then.

But I do recall facing Brighton in 1981 and I was excited by a chance to go all the way in a tournament that everything in those days. Playing at home on the table-football I had been bought for Christmas, the half-time scores started to come in on BBC's Grandstand and United were 2-0 down at Old Trafford. Disaster!

I was crestfallen and genuinely upset about the fact this cup run was about to be over before it had even begun. My mood lifted when the vidiprinter emerged some time around 16:30 GMT, as I believe it always did, and we had a goal back through Mike Duxbury. Soon afterwards, Mickey Thomas equalised and I was overjoyed.

I still wonder if my real affection for the FA Cup goes all the way back to a match I only followed on TV, and that was sketchy coverage at best. We had lived to fight another day! We won the replay at the Goldstone Ground but didn't make it past the fourth round, thanks to Nottingham Forest.

There was more anguish in 1982 when we lost 1-0 at Watford. Again, I was unaware of the score until half-time and I caught sight of the scoreboard as the cameras went to Vicarage Road to reveal the bad news before the reporter had even had chance to tell us about Jan Lohman's goal. Another bad memory, when I so craved a place in the FA Cup final and all that entailed. I'm still certain I feel a pain in the pit of my stomach akin to this every time we are knocked out of the competition.

So on to 1983 and it actually happened. We'd already reached the Milk Cup final and now had another date at Wembley. I was elated! Ron Atkinson's men made it all the way to the final and who would we meet on the big stage? Brighton. The Seagulls may have finished bottom of Division One but they'd made it through to their first final.

This was our moment, except it so nearly wasn't. A 2-2 draw unfolded and even though one of my favourite players at the time, Ray Wilkins, had curled a beauty that looked like being the winner, instead we were hanging on for grim life when Gordon Smith famously missed a one-one-chance with Gary Bailey late on. My dad said reassuringly the striker was offside when he went through. He wasn't. Thankfully, Bailey saved the day.

The replay was a rare chance to enjoy a final knowing you are going to win at a canter, with the Reds 3-0 up by half-time. What a feeling this was for a 10-year-old Manchester United fan, lifting the most precious piece of silverware and in style. Could football get any better than this?

Brighton had played their part in this first trophy as a Reds supporter and showed that underdogs should never be underestimated on the big occasion, something we would see again over the years. Fast forward 35 years and the clubs meet again with a place in the 2018 semi-finals at stake. The FA Cup will always be magical for people of my generation, no matter how some others may regard it, and this tie will bring all the memories flooding back.

The opinions expressed in this article are personal to the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Manchester United.

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JOSE'S PASSIONATE PRESS CONFERENCE

Jose Mourinho was in a determined mood when speaking to the media on Friday afternoon ahead of Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The boss gave an impassioned response to the supporters and says he is fully committed to bringing success to the club.

Read the key points from the manager’s press conference below…

HAPPY WITH PLAYERS’ REACTION AFTER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE EXIT
“Of course, I’m better. I’m happy with what I saw in my players after the match. I'm happy that people were sad and people were frustrated. I am happy we were exactly on the same page and I'm happy to see the boys coming back again on my page because you don't have many days to be sad.”

THE PLAYERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROFESSIONAL
“We train very well, always. We train always very, very well, so we don't need a reaction to train better than we do because the training, the professionality, the enthusiasm, the organisation, every training session with us since day one, since I arrived, the players have been absolutely brilliant.”

EVERY MATCH IS IMPORTANT
“Every match is important. was not very objective when I said that Sevilla is more important than Liverpool. I said that possibly for some people, for some fans, the Liverpool game matters and can be more important than any other match of the season. But for me, every match is different and every match is important.”

FANS ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINIONS
“I say to the fans that the fans are the fans and the fans have the right to have their opinions and to have their reactions. But there is something that I used to call ‘football heritage’. I try to translate from my Portuguese, which is almost perfect to my English that is far from perfect, but translation word by word is something like ‘football heritage’ and what a manager inherits is something like the last time Manchester United reached the Champions League final, which didn’t happen a lot of times, was in 2011. Since 2011, the club went out of the group stage in 2012. The group was almost the same group as we had this season - Benfica, Basel and Otelul Galati from Romania. Out in the group phase. In 2013, out at Old Trafford in the last 16 and I was on the other bench [with Real Madrid]. In 2014, out in the quarter-final [against Bayern Munich]. In 2015, no European football. In 2016, comes back to European football, out in the group phase, goes to Europa League, and in the second knockout, out of Europa League. In 2017, play Europa League, win Europa League with me and goes back to Champions League. In 2018, win the group phase with 15 points out of a possible 18 and loses at home in the last 16.”

A MESSAGE FOR SUPPORTERS
"If you want to go to the Premier League, the last victory was in 2012/13 and in the four subsequent seasons United finished seventh, fourth, fifth and sixth. So, in the last four years, the best finish was fourth. This is 'football heritage.' It means that when you start the process you are here and you are there. It is heritage. If the fans, that I will always respect, many of them are the ones you speak with, many of them are the ones I speak with, and I am very lucky and you are very unlucky. But the ones that speak with you are very disappointed and the ones I speak with, they know what is football heritage. They know what is a process and they know when I arrived.”

I HAVE AN AMAZING JOB TO DO
“The good thing for me and the amazing feeling for me is that I am exactly on the same page as the owners, as Mr Woodward, as Mr Arnold, we are exactly on the same page. We agree in everything. We know that we have a process, we agree in the investments, we agree that we have what we have, the investments we are going to do are going to be progressively season after season, we need more than the investments, we need also, the time, but we are exactly in the same page. So, life is good. I have an amazing job to do.”

I CAME HERE FOR THE CHALLENGE
“Yesterday, I met a new person that we have in the club, working in a different area, nothing to do with my job, it was a person that came from another club and I asked them: "Why did you decide to come?" And the person told me: “Because, I did a fantastic job in another club, and I know that this club, I have a big, huge job in front of me to do, so I came for the challenge.” Well done. Well done. My decision to come here was based on the same thing. I could be in another country, with a league in the pocket, the kind of league that you win even before the league starts. I could be, I'm not, I'm here.”

I WANT TO LEAVE A LEGACY
“One day when I leave, the next Manchester United manager will find here: [Romelu] Lukaku, [Nemanja] Matic, of course [David] De Gea from many years ago. They will find players with a different mentality, with a different quality, with a different background, with a different status, with a different knowhow. For some reason, you go to the Champions League quarter-final like today and there are four clubs that are always there. Always there. Barcelona have always been there in the past seven or eight years. Real Madrid have always been there in the past seven or eight years, Juventus is always there, Bayern Munich is always there and then of course, now and again, another club like my Inter [Milan] and some other clubs like Monaco also appear.”

MY MENTALITY ISN’T GOING TO CHANGE
“I'm here and I'm going to be here. No way am I going to change my mentality. For me, I don't know if you know the expression, I don't know if the translation to English makes you understand but there is a quote that I like, which is something like ‘every wall is a door’. I'm not going to run away, I'm not going to disappear, I'm not going to cry because I heard a few boos. I'm not going to disappear from the tunnel, running immediately. The next match, I will be the first to go out.”

I’M REALLY HAPPY TO BE WHAT I AM
“I respect the fans, I'm not afraid of anything. I'm not afraid of my responsibilities. When I was 20 years old, I was nobody in football. I was somebody's son. What I was, with a lot of pride when I was 20 years old, I was somebody's son. You know? And now, at 55, I am what I am, I did what I did, because of work, because of my talent and because of my mentality. So, you know, they can be together, I understand that for many years I was really hard for the people that don’t like me – ‘here he is again, here he wins again, here he is again, here he wins again’. So for 10 months, I win nothing. For 10 months, I win nothing. The last title that I won was 10 months ago. I beat Liverpool, I beat Chelsea, I lose against Sevilla and now is their moment to be happy. Okay, you know, I also learnt that in my religious formation, be happy with others’ happiness, even if the others are your enemies. So, I am a very lucky guy and I'm really happy to be what I am.”

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WHAT SATURDAY MEANS TO A BRIGHTON FAN
Report by Tom Storer

Describing Brighton’s first season in the top flight since 1983 as memorable for the club’s fans would be an understatement.

Since our last stint in the big time, we have seen our home ground turned into a ‘Toys R Us’ and spent 14 years in exile, including 12 playing at an athletics stadium. The emotion in the stands at the Amex ahead of our season opener against Manchester City was understandable, given how close the club came to extinction in 1997.

Our 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford in November was the first time Brighton had played Manchester United in my lifetime and this is the first occasion we have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in that time. That says it all about just how special this year has been and an extra trip to the Theatre of Dreams this Saturday will be relished.

Whenever this fixture comes around, Brighton fans instantly think of Gordon Smith’s chance to win the FA Cup final in 1983. The striker was one on one in the closing stages and it looked like he could not miss, but his shot thudded into Gary Bailey's legs.

The game finished 2-2 but we had blown our chance and the replay proved to be a disappointing 4-0 drubbing. That was the closest we have ever come to a major trophy and we have not been back to Wembley since.

Although that defeat still stings to this day, it is a good time to be supporting Brighton. We are by no means safe from the drop but we've not been in the relegation zone all season and took our first points off a top-six club two weeks ago with a 2-1 win against Arsenal.

Despite coming into Saturday’s tie on the back of a disappointing performance at Everton, you can expect Chris Hughton to have his players fully motivated. The Albion fans, undeterred by the scoreline at Goodison Park, were tremendous, as they have been on every trip this season, so be prepared for plenty of noise from the away end.

Albion will be without Anthony Knockaert after his petulant second-half challenge on Leighton Baines leaves him serving a three-match suspension, while Dale Stephens and Gaetan Bong are touch and go to be fit, according to Hughton. Steve Sidwell also remains sidelined.

Glenn Murray is the focus of media attention recently but I would not be surprised to see him rested for £14million January signing Jurgen Locadia. The Dutchman has already scored twice in his limited opportunities since recovering from a hamstring injury that he arrived with.

The 24-year-old striker said last June that he dreams of playing for United, although he admitted he might need to play for a smaller club first, so he is definitely one to keep an eye on this weekend.

Predicted team: Krul, Schelotto, Duffy, Dunk, Suttner, March, Kayal, Propper, Izquierdo, Gross, Locadia.

The opinions expressed in this article are personal to the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Manchester United.

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MESSAGE FOR FANS AHEAD OF UNITED V BRIGHTON

Manchester United would like to remind all supporters of its commitment to ensuring that Old Trafford continues to be a welcoming environment to all people and will take action against any offensive or discriminatory behaviour.

The club strives to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion throughout so that Old Trafford is free from all forms of discrimination.

In 2016, the club launched its own equality programme, #allredallequal (http://www.unitedindonesia.org/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=allredallequal) which encompasses all the hard work done by the Club, players, staff and supporters within this essential area.

The club continues to work closely with organisations such as Kick It Out, Stonewall, Level Playing Field, MUDSA and many more groups as Manchester United looks to be at the forefront of equality.

The initiative showcases best practice in all aspects of equality and everybody in the Manchester United family has an important part to play.

If you are witness to, or subject of any discriminatory language or behaviour at Old Trafford, then please speak to your nearest steward. Alternatively, supporters can text HELP to 60442 followed by the stand, row and seat of the offender and the nature of the problem.

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JOSE: IT'LL BE HARD AGAINST HAPPY BRIGHTON

Jose Mourinho says Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion have similar form guides ahead of the sides’ Emirates FA Cup clash on Saturday.

Brighton lost for the first time since 20 January last week, when Everton beat them 2-0 at Goodison Park, and the Reds boss likened that to his team’s own run being halted by Sevilla. In fact, the last six results for each side have been identical, with four wins and one draw preceding the latest outcome, a loss.

“An isolated defeat doesn’t reflect the period,” commented Mourinho in his pre-match interview with MUTV.

“The situations are not with big distances [between them]. We beat Chelsea and Liverpool and then we lost against Sevilla and it looks now that we are a disaster.

“In a club like ours, with our dimension, it is quite easy to make us go from hero to villain. With Brighton, that is not happening so their feeling is for sure that they are in a good moment.

“They have a very good team playing with great stability, with happiness according to the results, so it’s going to be hard.”

The United manager also spoke highly of Brighton’s performance when they lost 1-0 at Old Trafford back in November and of their quest to remain in the top flight next season.

He continued: “They now have more experience in the Premier League at the highest level and are obviously more confident because of their position in the table.

“They can see light at the end of the tunnel and are almost there so it’s brilliant work by Chris [Hughton]. I really believe in them staying in the top division and now they are fighting to go to Wembley in the Cup."

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REPORT: MANCHESTER UNITED 2 BRIGHTON 0

Emirates FA Cup quarter-final | 17 March 2018 | Old Trafford | Attendance: 74,421 | Scorers: Lukaku 37, Matic 83

Manchester United are back at Wembley as goals from Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic steered the Reds to an Emirates FA Cup semi-final spot next month.

Jose Mourinho had highlighted the star contribution of Lukaku and Matic in his memorable Friday press conference and the pair paid back there compliments with the goals that see United in London on the weekend of 21/22 April.

Old Trafford fans were looking for a quick response from the team following the huge disappointment of the Champions League exit to Sevilla last Tuesday. Mourinho had produced his own riposte as a result of the Euro KO with his impassioned speech to the media. Now it was the time for the team to give their answer.

There was a mini blizzard at the start of the game that left the surface with a light dusting of snow but it took the Reds a little bit of time to warm up in the Arctic conditions. But for there most part it was a case of United camping out in the Brighton half.

Early shots from top scorer Lukaku and Jesse Lingard failed to trouble Brighton goalkeeper Tim Krul. Anthony Martial was always threatening danger and a tight link up with Juan Mata after 29 minutes saw a series of one-twos force United through the Brighton defence but Mata’s shot was deflected wide. Chris Smalling almost had the breakthrough from the resulting corner as he stabbed a shot against the woodwork in a near-post scramble.

There wasn’t a lot of danger coming from Chris Hughton’s side but there was a warning after 32 minutes when captain Lewis Dunk powered a header that needed a pair of strong gloves from Sergio Romero to keep the effort out.

United’s build-up remained patient and measured and they got the reward after 37 minutes. Matic serviced Lukaku with a swinging long cross to the far post which the Belgian met with a header to beat Krul for his 25th goal in all competitions in his Reds debut campaign.

There was a quiet, discreet fist pump towards Mourinho from the striker and the manager responded in kind. It was Lukaku’s 10th goal in 14 matches in 2018 and just what United needed.

Brighton had been neat and tidy and looked like the plan was to contain the Reds and strike on the break. Lukaku left that blueprint in tatters and the Seagulls second-half tactics showed a bit more threat with Pascal Gross and Jergen Locadia threatening Romero’s goal early in the second 45.

Locadia’s second attempt after 57 minutes was the most dangerous of Brighton’s response as the Dutchman turned and fired a left foot shot that Romero sprang spectacularly to keep out.

United were finding it a struggle to add to Lukaku’s first-half goal and were unable to test Krul as Brighton continued to add to their goal attempts stats. Locadia was adding the most to that and hearts were in mouths when he was free at the far post but directed his header over the bar.

The Reds continued to find chances hard to come by to alleviate the growing anxiety of a potential equaliser and extra time, but finally as the temperatures dipped Matic relieved the stress with the second goal seven minutes from time.

Half-time substitute Ashley Young, who had replaced Luke Shaw, floated in a free-kick to the far post and Matic did what Lukaku had done earlier and met the delivery with a headed finish in front of the Stretford End. Wembley here we come!

THE LINE-UPS

United: Romero; Valencia (c), Bailly, Smalling, Shaw (Young 45); Matic, McTominay; Mata (Rashford 73), Lingard (Fellaini 88), Martial; Lukaku.

Subs not used: De Gea, Lindelof, Young, Pogba, Alexis.

Brighton: Krul; Schelotto, Dunk (c), Duffy, Suttner; Beram Kayal, Propper, Gross; Locadia, Ulloa (Murray 76), March (Izquierdo 69).

Subs not used: Maenpaa, Bruno, Goldson, Sanders, Baldock.

TALKING POINTS

LUKAKU LOVES THE CUP
United have a lot to thank Romelu Lukaku for this season, particularly as the Reds chase the one piece of silverware left on offer. The Belgian has scored five of United’s 10 goals in the FA Cup having struck against Derby, Yeovil, twice at Huddersfield and now Brighton. Let's hope he can keep it going under the Wembley arch.

WHEN IS THE SEMI-FINAL DRAW?
United will discover our Wembley opponents in the last four on Sunday afternoon following the last quarter-final of the weekend when Leicester City play Chelsea at the King Power Stadium. The draw will be live on BBC One and United will be ball no.2.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR UNITED?
It’s an international break for the squad following the cup tie but United will be back in action at Old Trafford against Swansea City in the Premier League on Saturday 31 March (KO 15:00 BST).

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MATIC IS MAN OF THE MATCH

Nemanja Matic claimed Manchester United's Man of the Match award after helping the Reds progress to the Emirates FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

The Serbian supplied a delightful cross for Romelu Lukaku to power home a header in the first half before heading in a second himself seven minutes from time from Ashley Young’s free-kick to seal a 2-0 victory over Brighton in Saturday’s quarter-final.

The combative midfielder was subsequently crowned the star man by fans on Twitter for the fifth time this season, after receiving a massive 80 per cent of the final vote. Fellow goalscorer Lukaku (10 per cent) and goalkeeper Sergio Romero (10 per cent) were the other players nominated.

Reflecting on the victory over the Seagulls, Matic told BT Sport: "It’s been a difficult for us after the defeat [against Sevilla] of course,” he said. “We always said after the Sevilla game that it was very important to see a reaction and I am happy that we went through and we go to the semi-final.

“I'm happy for the team. Of course, at 1-0, the result is always dangerous because they [Brighton] are a good team and they could always punish us for any mistakes, so it was important to kill the game by scoring a second and that's exactly what we did.”

He went on: “I am sure after national team break we will come back stronger as there is still lots to achieve. In the Premier League, it’s always difficult to be in the top four because every team is strong, every team hopes to be in the first four to play Champions League so we have to fight until the end to be in the top four positions.

“We are second and I hope we will stay there and in the FA Cup we are in the semi-finals so anything is possible.

"When you play for Manchester United, supporters always expect you to win the trophies and I hope that we are ready to win the FA Cup, which is very important in England, so we will fight until the end of course"

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MOURINHO REACTS TO FA CUP PROGRESS

Jose Mourinho was pleased with the result but wanted more from the performance of his team as Manchester United reached the Emirates FA Cup semi-finals for the second time in three seasons.

The Reds beat Brighton 2-0 courtesy of goals from Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic in Saturday evening’s quarter-final at Old Trafford to advance to the last four of a competition that United won for a 12th time in 2016.

Mourinho’s men will discover their opponents at Wembley next month once the semi-final draw has been conducted on Sunday evening at around 18:30 GMT, immediately after Chelsea’s tie against Leicester City.

Speaking to MUTV, the boss was satisfied with the outcome and felt Matic, who was voted Man of the Match by fans on Twitter after providing a goal and an assist, was the Reds' best player on the night.

"I am happy that we go to Wembley again," he said. "I am happy with the qualification to the semi-final, but I am not happy with the performance. I expected more, we worked for more. We need more personality. Personality has a big influence in the quality that you show.

"I think [Nemanja] Matic was by far the best player in the team. Clearly, the personality, the desire, no fear to play, no fear to make mistakes. The team didn’t play as well as we prepared. These players, they need to play with pressure and feel the pressure."

Mourinho went on: "I don’t expect the players to relax after a defeat. We play four important matches at home in the past couple of weeks, we beat Chelsea and Liverpool, we reach the semi-final, we lost against Sevilla which is a match that looks like it deletes everything good we did until now, but today was very important to win the match. Two knockouts at home would have been really negative for us so I am happy that we won."

United earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Brighton in the league back in November at Old Trafford and the boss felt the Seagulls played without freedom, with Premier League survival their main aim, but the Reds had a measure of command throughout.

"I'm really happy with the result and I'm really happy with the control we had," he said. "Of course, they had a reaction in the second half between minute 15 and 30, no more than that. Of course they had that result and they can play football.

"It's a match without any kind of pressure for them and their big target in the end is to stay in the Premier League, which they are going to do for sure. But today, nothing to lose for them and they had a reaction but, apart from that, we kept control of the game and the result which is good."

Mourinho also had words of encouragement for young midfielder Scott McTominay, despite being a little disappointed by the overall display from the Reds.

“I have to say, for example, that Scott McTominay lost more passes today than in all of the [other] matches he played together but he was a Manchester United player and, for me, a Manchester United player is a player that when he plays bad, he gives to the team," the boss explained.

"That's a question of personality, that's a Manchester United player for me. The perfect Manchester United player for me is a player that has personality and quality and is consistent on that. But when you play bad, and as a football player you can play bad, you must have that personality that the kid of 20 years old had."

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