The crisis is over for Manchester United. For now at least.

A third straight win in the Premier League finally has Ruben Amorim’s team moving in the right direction, up to the heady heights of the top five on Saturday and with a sense of momentum not felt for a long time at Old Trafford.

A 4-2 win against Brighton extended coach Amorim’s best run of league wins since he was appointed last November. It was the first time United had won three in a row in England’s top flight since February 2024.

Victory also ended Brighton’s winning streak in this fixture, which dated back three seasons.

It is still too early to tell if Amorim has turned a corner after such a wretched start to his tenure, including the 20-time champion’s worst-ever season in the Premier League last term.

But coming on

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