Kaoru Mitoma rewrote the record for most goals by a Japanese football player in the English Premier League on Sunday as

Kaoru Mitoma has made history with his latest goal for Brighton.The wily Seagulls midfielder bundled the south coast side ahead in the second half at Manchester United.And with it, he became the

In the English Premier League, Japan's Mitoma Kaoru has become the league's highest-scoring Japanese soccer player with 15 goals.

Yankuba Minteh and Kaoru Mitoma registered a goal and assist each as Brighton secured their third straight win at Old Trafford.

Just minutes after having a goal disallowed, Brighton get their go-ahead goal as Kaoru Mitoma gets a touch at the far post to make it 2-1 for the Seagulls at Old Trafford.

A full recap of events from Old Trafford as Man United were beaten 3-1 by Brighton & Hove at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

Manchester United were condemned to a fourth loss in five home games as Brighton breezed past the Red Devils at Old Trafford.The visitors took an early lead through Yankuba Minteh, but this was cancelled out midway through the first-half as Bruno Fernandes levelled from the spot.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim minced no words in criticising his team after the loss to Brighton, saying that the current side might be the "worst" side in the club's history.

Follow the reaction as Manchester United are beaten 3-1 by Brighton at home, with their fifth defeat in eight games leaving them 13th in the table

Bruno Fernandes's 23rd-minute penalty cancelled out an early opener from Yankuba Minteh but Ruben Amorim 's inconsistent United side remain without back-to-back Premier League wins all season, and Brighton are becoming a bogey team, having now won six of their last seven league matches against United.

The Red Devils have now lost four of their last five matches at Old Trafford, and were second best in this contest.

Mitoma is now the outright highest-scoring Japanese player in Premier League history, with 15 goals, moving one clear of former Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki. Mitoma also got an assist on Sunday at Old Trafford, taking him to 12 in his Premier League career, double the total of any other Japanese player.