On February 16, Beijing time, the 18th round of the Premier League was contested in a make-up match, and Manchester United welcomed the challenge of Brighton at home. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, United won 2-0 at home thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and B Fei. After winning this game, United are back in the top four in the table.
In this game, Manchester United line up a 4-2-3-1 formation, the goalkeeper position is No. 1 De Gea, the four backcourts are No. 29 Dalot, No. 2 Lindelof, No. 5 Maguire and No. 23 Luke Shaw, the double back is No. 39 McTominay and No. 17 Fred, the front three are No. 36 Erlanga, No. 18 B Fee and No. 25 Sancho, and the top is No. 7 C Ronaldo.
In the 5th minute of the first half, Manchester United made a mistake at the back, Modell shot from a tight angle and De Gea saved the ball. In the 7th minute, Ronaldo sent a wonderful pass, and Sancho's shot from a small angle was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 38th minute Brighton crossed from the flank, Modell grabbed a nodding header from the centre and De Gea struggled to save the ball off the line. In the 44th minute, United won a well-placed free kick opportunity, and Ronaldo's main penalty bounced off the wall.
The deadlock on the field was broken in the 51st minute, and Ronaldo Took the ball with his foot on the line of the penalty area to break the goal, and Manchester United took a 1-0 lead. It was Ronaldo's first goal scored in 2022, breaking the goal drought in six rounds. After Ronaldo scored in this game, Ronaldo has scored for 21 consecutive years. Dunk was sent off with a red card in the 54th minute and Brighton was one less man to fight. In injury time, B Fei scored a powerful shot from a long distance to seal the victory 2-0.
In the final 90 minutes of the game, Manchester United won 2-0 against Brighton with Ronaldo's breakthrough goal and B Fei's final-minute goal. After winning the match, Manchester United ended their previous two-game draw. After the round they reached 43 points, overtaking West Ham united to rise to 4th in the points. Brighton still have 33 points after losing this round, temporarily ranking 9th in the table.