Brighton captain Lewis Dunk felt his side were "comfortable" as they recorded a third successive win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

United were condemned to a fourth defeat in their last six Premier League matches by the Seagulls, losing 3-1. The visitors sealed the points with goals from Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter.

Brighton took a fifth minute lead through Minteh but were pegged back just under 20 minutes later when Bruno Fernandes scored from the spot. United kicked on from that moment and ended the second half on top.

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However, Brighton carried the greater threat in the second half and they thought they had scored a second not long after half-time when Joao Pedro bundled the ball home only to be denied after a VAR check spotted a foul on Diogo Dalot.

United still had six shots in the second half to Brighton's three, meaning it was far from plain sailing for the visitors. But defender Dunk felt they got the job done without too much fuss.

"[It was] a good day," Dunk told Sky Sports. "I thought we deserved the win, the intensity was excellent in the second half. We started the game well, dropped off a bit and they got a goal back.

"We were a bit frustrated at half-time but we spoke words and showed what we were about in the second half. We've had a good record over them over the years. Long may that continue.

"A big week we've had and we've put ourselves in a good position in the league. We have another big game coming up and we can't roll over and think it's done and stop doing what we're doing. We can beat anyone like that.

"We were comfortable at the end, we didn't give them any chances at the end all game. We were comfortable, we pressed them at the end. We have learned, to win a game of football, it doesn't have to be pretty to win a game."