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We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Carabao Cup game between Manchester United and Brighton.

Here are some of your comments:

Man Utd fans

Mark: United were simply all over the place. Slow to the ball, constantly losing possession and not hungry. My brother asked my why some players go to play for United? My answer was why do United go for some players! They simply are not good enough to put on that red shirt. Awful performance no matter what the manager mumbles.

Peter: Majorly disappointing. The signs were there after we scored the second goal. Subs were needed at half-time but didn't happen. Momentum against us now, derby loss, JJ debacle, now this.

Ian: They were all dreadful - no passion, too predictable. The lack of marking for the Brighton second goal was astonishing.

James: An entirely predictable start to the season after such an underwhelming transfer window. This summer was an opportunity to show intent and build on the promise of last season. Instead, whilst our rivals splashed the cash on established quality, we "rebuilt" our midfield with a squad player and two for the future. The decision to ignore the left-back position completely looks more baffling by the day. A very long season ahead.

John: Rubbish, 2-0 up, sat back and let Brighton run the game, a very professional performance from a much better team.

Brighton fans

Sid: For 75 minutes, Brighton were by far the better team and could have won by a couple more. Another masterclass from coach Fabian Hurzeler and a superb performance from Pascal Gross. He just seems to get better and better with age.

Yorkshire Seagull: After a slow start, a brilliant performance. United couldn't handle the high press. Gross was supreme and marshalled his team, and Jason Steele demonstrated why he is so valuable to us and respected by the fans.

Bob: Usual chaotic start for us, which is a bit worrying as it is happening too often. We gave the ball away too easily but stuck with our gameplan and started to challenge every ball and win. Pascal was brilliant and inspired the rest of the team, who responded with a terrific performance.

Matthew: Some more sloppy mistakes playing out early on were punished, but from then on we dominated and were deserved winners with standout performances from Gross and Charalampos Kostoulas. Hurzeler's team selection and subs were outstanding.

Brian: Took too long to warm up but when they did they never looked as if they were beaten and deserved the win. What a comeback!

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Former Premier League midfielder Jobi McAnuff believes a combination of Brighton's "phenomenal work" off the field and Fabian Hurzeler's "amazing work" on it have helped to quell any doubts about how the club would fare this season.

The Seagulls have taken seven points from their opening four Premier League games, while also coming from two goals down against Manchester United to reach the Carabao Cup last 16.

"I watched them beat Aston Villa 4-0 [on the opening day of the season] and they were absolutely magnificent," McAnuff told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily. "They are just a really good team to watch at the moment.

"There were big question marks coming into this season after losing Danny Welbeck, who obviously chipped in with a big portion of their goals last season, this summer.

"We were all wondering where those goals were going to come from, but everybody is starting to step up.

"Charalampos Kostoulas is a prime example of that. He really did struggle last season with only a couple of goals, but he has been allowed time and he has already got three goals this season.

"Malick Yalcouye went on loan to Swansea City last season but he has now been brought back into the environment. Yasin Ayari is another player who benefitted from loan time away previously.

"All of Brighton's phenomenal work off the pitch is obviously being massively supported by head coach Fabian Hurzeler's amazing work on the pitch.

"There is just a real synergy throughout the whole football club."

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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, spoke to Sky Sports after his side's Carabao Cup victory: "I think we started the game really well. We conceded two easy goals and then we kept and stuck to our plan. That was a positive thing. Of course, you're 2-0 down, you can go in one direction and say the game is done and not stick to the plan anymore, or you can believe. You have to believe in your teammates. You have to believe in yourself.

"The longer the game went, the better we were and in the end I think we won in a deserved way.

"I didn't think we started that bad. Of course we conceded goals and the goals changed the momentum but overall we had the right structure. We had good patterns. I think the bad thing at the beginning was we were quite nervous. We made a lot of technical mistakes and then afterwards the players grew into the game.

"In the end, we completely controlled the game and we had plenty of chances to score another goal."

Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross, spoke to Sky Sports about conceding two goals early on: "It was frustrating because it's not the first time this season, it's the third time this season where we started slow. We have to improve that because we always have to climb a mountain but today we did that.

"We played here before, last season, a similar match that we won and that gives you belief in a stadium where you've won before. The experience we try to give it to the lads. It was a really good performance and I have to say [Jason] Steeley's save at the end was unbelievable."

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The draw for the Carabao Cup fourth round has been made. Here is a list of all the ties in the order they were drawn.

• Fleetwood Town v Arsenal

• Manchester City/Norwich v Brighton

• Everton v Newcastle

• Sunderland v Brentford

• Liverpool v Chelsea

• Bradford v Peterborough

• Fulham v Crystal Palace

• Bournemouth v Aston Villa

The matches will be played in the week commencing 26 October.

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There are four Carabao Cup third-round ties on Wednesday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

• Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Fleetwood Town v Sheffield United

• Coventry City v Aston Villa (20:00)

• Manchester United v Brighton (20:00) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

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