Brighton vs Man United: Mac Allister penalty goal beat Manchester

Mac Allister demonstrated the composure of a world champion by dispatching a penalty into the top corner with virtually the last kick of the game to earn Brighton a 1-0 win over Manchester United on Thursday. Brighton vs Man United: Mac Allister penalty goal beat Manchester.

When it comes to Alexis Mac Allister’s career highlights, nothing will ever quite compare to winning a World Cup.  Converting a 99th-minute penalty to beat Manchester United in the Premier League won’t be too far down the Argentina midfielder’s list of feats, though.

In the last of the allotted five minutes of stoppage time, Manchester United defender Luke Shaw patted the ball away with his raised hand after a corner was swung in from the right. The referee awarded the spot kick after being told to look at the incident on the pitchside monitor, and Mac Allister kept his cool.

“Of course, I was a little bit nervous, as always,” said Mac Allister, who was one of Argentina’s unlikely stars in its run to a third World Cup title late last year in Qatar. “It was the last minute, everyone is going to talk about it. “But I’m happy every time I have the opportunity to score a goal, so really happy for the team.”

Brighton earned partial revenge for its loss to United in a penalty shootout in the FA Cup semifinals 12 days earlier and moved into sixth place, eight points behind fourth-place Manchester United having played one game less in the race for Champions League qualification.

United goalkeeper David de Gea was called into action twice in the dying minutes, with key stops from Solly March and Moises Caicedo, before referee Andre Marriner awarded a spot-kick for handball against Luke Shaw in the final seconds. Argentinian World Cup winner Mac Allister kept his calm amid the huge pressure to power home a vital winner for the Seagulls.

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