Bruno Fernandes has taken a swipe at Brighton after the Seagulls hit the woodwork five times but fell to a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United.
Brighton dominated for much of the Saturday lunchtime game and looked destined to pick up a point after Solly March headed in an equaliser in the 95th minute.
But Fernandes converted a penalty even deeper into added time after VAR intervened to award the spot kick in a drama-filled end to the fixture.
Though United picked up their first Premier League win of the season, they managed just seven shots compared to the Seagulls' 18 and had less of the ball.
The Red Devils also briefly trailed after Neal Maupay scored a penalty conceded by Fernandes in the first half, and the deficit arguably should have been greater.
Leandro Trossard hit the woodwork three times, Adam Webster headed against the bar and March clipped the inside of the post with a powerful shot during a desperately unlucky afternoon for Brighton at the Amex.
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And while Fernandes was unimpressed with some aspects of United's performance, he was quick to point out there is no reward for hitting the woodwork.
“We were not as aggressive as I wanted and we gave away two goals, I could have done much better to have not given away the penalty," the Portuguese told BT Sport after the match.
“The first penalty I think the contact comes more from him than me, but he was smart and I need to do better.
“We need to believe in ourselves to the end. We now need to look forward to do better against Brighton when we play them again.
“Brighton did very well today, maybe because we were not aggressive- we need to recover balls better and press better.
“They did have a lot of chances, but the point is to score goals not to hit the crossbar. “
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