<p>Brighton gained sweet revenge on Thursday for their defeat by <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/liverpools-7-0-dream-win-is-manchester-uniteds-worst-nightmare-23273764" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Manchester United</strong></a> in the FA Cup semi-finals, with Alexis Mac Allister converting a 99th-minute penalty to dent the visitors&rsquo; Champions League hopes.</p>
<p>Classy Brighton dominated possession but lacked a cutting edge until Luke Shaw&rsquo;s handball deep into stoppage time presented them with an opportunity to take all three points.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img title="Roberto De Zerbi" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/may/united-pic-mya-b_e.jpg" alt="Roberto De Zerbi" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Roberto De Zerbi</em></strong></p>
<p>The 1-0 win completes a league double for the Seagulls against United, who beat Erik ten Hag&rsquo;s men in their first match of the season but suffered a painful defeat on penalties in last month&rsquo;s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.&nbsp;</p>
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<h2>UCL qualification in danger</h2>
<p>United remain in the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot in the Premier League, four points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool with a game in hand, while Brighton are up to sixth.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;There is a God of football,&rdquo; Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi told Sky Sports.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;We deserved to win the semi-final but lost on penalties but today we won with a penalty. In both games I think we played better than United.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ten Hag bemoaned his team&rsquo;s lack of finishing, but said United&rsquo;s destiny was still in their own hands. &ldquo;We have to finish the chances, be more clinical and don&rsquo;t make the mistakes we did like in the last seconds,&rdquo; said the disappointed Dutchman.</p>
<h2>Lesson learnt: Ten Hag</h2>
<p>&ldquo;We have everything in our hands and must bounce back. We take the lessons from tonight and move on,&rdquo; added Ten Hag.</p>
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Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi insists his boys outplayed Red Devils 1-0 on Thursday just like they did during FA Cup semi-final defeat via penalties; Mac Allister scores all-important goal

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