Manchester United 1 Brighton HAFC 2

Tom Hollingsworth called it right on giantkilling. .  I’m old enough to remember Brighton in the old 4th division and buying Spurs double winner centre forward the burly Bobby Smith for £5000. Then à away victory for the seagulls over Man.  United would be termed giantkilling but now it’s accepted as part of United’s decline.

The Brighton project is based on youth but Pascal Groß was recalled from Borusssia Dortmund and Danny Welnbeck tipped for England.  Both are in their 30s. Carlos Baleba (21) will probably be expensively transferred and after him the brilliant Turkish left back Kadioglu

Brighton have an outside possibility of European qualification and certainly no relegation fears. I’m told that Tony Bloom can defeat the legal claim that he funda an illegal betting syndicate as his company offers algorithms and advice but does not not take bets.