Man Utd collapse from 2-0 up to exit Carabao Cup to Brighton

BREAKING: Manchester United throw away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Brighton and crash out of the Carabao Cup at the first hurdle, with boos ringing around Old Trafford.

Two nil up at Old Trafford, and Manchester United still lost.

Brighton scored three without reply to win 3-2 and dump United out of the Carabao Cup at the very first hurdle. At home. Against a side United's own fans probably pencilled in as a routine night out. Look at the Brighton players celebrating in the away end, they could not quite believe how easy the comeback got.

And the United faces told the whole story. That is a squad watching a two goal cushion evaporate in real time, and the crowd let them hear it. Boos ringing around Old Trafford at full time, which is becoming less of a shock and more of a soundtrack.

A cup run was supposed to be the easy win this season. Instead United are out in September, beaten from two up, in their own house. That's the fact that stings.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.