{"id":20755,"date":"2021-04-04T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20755"},"modified":"2021-04-05T10:18:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T14:18:02","slug":"greenwood-completes-comeback-victory-for-united-against-seagulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20755","title":{"rendered":"Greenwood Completes Comeback Victory For United Against Seagulls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.58996334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.58996334.jpg 591w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.58996334-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/>Mason Greenwood completed a hard-fought comeback win against Brighton as Manchester United strengthened their grip on second spot.<\/p>\n<p>While Manchester City are all but certain to lift the Premier League title, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s side are looking to underline their progress by finishing as runners-up and going all the way in the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton made life difficult on Sunday and United academy graduate Danny Welbeck put the visitors on course for their first ever victory at Old Trafford, only for Marcus Rashford and Greenwood to seal a 2-1 triumph.<\/p>\n<p>This match was far less dramatic than the Red Devils\u2019 3-2 win in September\u2019s reverse fixture but Graham Potter\u2019s men made the hosts sweat.<\/p>\n<p>Dean Henderson was chosen ahead of David De Gea for Sunday\u2019s match and did well to repel a point-blank header from Welbeck, only for the former United striker to direct home the rebound in the 13th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton bossed the pedestrian home side for the rest of the first half, with Rashford smartly levelling from Bruno Fernandes\u2019 lay-off.<\/p>\n<p>Albion\u2019s penalty appeals against Harry Maguire fell on deaf ears before Greenwood\u2019s diving header wrapped up a comeback win in the 83rd minute.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-20755\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20755&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-20755\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20755&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-20755\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20755&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20755\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mason Greenwood completed a hard-fought comeback win against Brighton as Manchester United strengthened their grip on second spot. 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