It was a disappointing afternoon for Manchester United at Old Trafford as they fell to defeat against Brighton.

It was the worst possible start for United as they fell behind inside just five minutes when Yankuba Minteh put Brighton ahead. Ruben Amorim's side did draw level in the first half.

United were awarded a penalty by referee Peter Bankes after Joshua Zirkzee was dragged down in the Brighton box. Bruno Fernandes stepped up and sent goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen the wrong way to make the scoreline 1-1.

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Brighton thought they had taken the lead, once again, in the second half, but Joao Pedro's strike was ruled out by VAR for a foul on Diogo Dalot during the build-up. Brighton did, however, re-take the lead just a few minutes later through Kaoru Mitoma.

It got worse for United, with 15 minutes left to play, when Geroginio Rutter punished Andre Onana for spilling a cross. The result leaves United in 13th place in the Premier League table, having picked up 26 points from their 22 games so far this season.

Here, we take a look at the upcoming fixtures they have compared to their main rivals;

Manchester United's next five fixtures

January 23 vs Rangers (H) at 8pm - Europa League

January 26 vs Fulham (A) at 7pm - Premier League

January 30 vs FCSB (A) at 8pm - Europa League

February 2 vs Crystal Palace (H) at 2pm - Premier League

February 7 vs Leicester City (H) at 8pm - FA Cup

Newcastle United's next five fixtures

January 25 vs Southampton (A) at 3pm - Premier League

February 1 vs Fulham (H) at 3pm - Premier League

February 5 vs Arsenal (H) at 8pm - Carabao Cup SF

February 8 vs Birmingham City (A) at 5.45pm - FA Cup

February 15 vs Manchester City (A) at 3pm - Premier League

Chelsea's next five fixtures

January 20 vs Wolves (H) at 8pm - Premier League

January 25 vs Manchester City (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League

February 3 vs West Ham (H) at 8pm - Premier League

February 8 vs Brighton (A) at 8pm - FA Cup

February 14 vs Brighton (A) at 8pm - Premier League

Bournemouth's next five fixtures

January 25 vs Nott'm Forest (H) at 3pm - Premier League

February 1 vs Liverpool (H) at 3pm - Premier League

February 8 vs Everton (A) at 3pm - FA Cup

February 15 vs Southampton (A) at 3pm - Premier League

February 22 vs Wolves (H) at 3pm - Premier League

Aston Villa's next five fixtures

January 21 vs AS Monaco (A) at 5.45pm - Champions League

January 26 vs West Ham (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League

January 29 vs Celtic (H) at 8pm - Champions League

February 1 vs Wolves (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League

February 9 vs Tottenham (H) at 5.35pm - FA Cup

Man City's next five fixtures

January 19 vs Ipswich Town (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League

January 22 vs Paris Saint-Germain (A) at 8pm - Champions League

January 25 vs Chelsea (H) at 5.30pm - Premier League

January 29 vs Club Brugge (H) at 8pm - Champions League

February 2 vs Arsenal (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League

Fulham's next five fixtures

January 26 vs Manchester United (H) at 7pm - Premier League

February 1 vs Newcastle (A) at 3pm - Premier League

February 8 vs Wigan Athletic (A) at 3pm - FA Cup

February 15 vs Nott'm Forest (H) at 3pm - Premier League

February 22 vs Crystal Palace (H) at 3pm - Premier League