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  "id": 7879956,
  "title": "EFL: Man Utd misery mounts after 3-2 League Cup collapse against Brighton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/efl-man-utd-misery-mounts-after-3-2-league-cup-collapse-against",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Manchester United suffered a 3-2 home defeat to Brighton in the League Cup, crashing out of the competition. According to Free Malaysia Today, United took an early lead through goals from Shea Lacey and Mason Mount, but Brighton staged a comeback. Charalampos Kostoulas, Pascal Gross, and Maxim De Cuyper scored for Brighton.\n\nThe defeat was United's second successive home loss, following a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. The team has now lost three times in six games in all competitions.\n\nManchester United were booed off after the match, with their manager Michael Carrick under pressure to improve results, starting with a match against Fulham on Sunday, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Man Utd’s misery mounts after League Cup collapse against Brighton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/man-utds-misery-mounts-after-league-cup-collapse-against-brighton",
        "published": "2026-09-16T21:21:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Carrick takes the blame as troubled Man Utd suffer League Cup misery",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Carrick takes the blame as troubled Man Utd suffer League Cup misery",
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        "published": "2026-09-16T22:13:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "EFL: Man Utd misery mounts after 3-2 League Cup collapse against Brighton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/efl-man-utd-misery-mounts-after-3-2-league-cup-collapse-against-7884252",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:24:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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