Manchester United on Sunday fell to a deserved defeat to Brighton as the Erik ten Hag started in defeat for the new manager.
It was a dismal display, and the visitors took full advantage as Pascal Gross twice scored in the first half to confirm the Seagulls’ first ever win over United.
Ronaldo, who started on the bench, was introduced before the hour mark but could not inspire the comeback.
The first 45 minutes were probably worse than any under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as his reign unraveled or Ralf Rangnick.
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Behind to a pair of Pascal Gross goals at the break, boos rang around the ground.
The idea to start Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes as interchanging false nines did not work.
Indeed only when Cristiano Ronaldo came on in the second-half did they look to have any semblance of a threat.