MATT INGRAM
Denied Diego Gomez well very early on, but from then, he failed to command his penalty box for the third goal and a poor ball out led to Tommy Watson scoring the sixth – 3.5
BRODIE SPENCER
His withdrawal through injury nine minutes into the second half was the last thing United needed – 4.5
ELLIOTT MOORE
He was left exposed and unable to stop Brajan Gruda for the second goal and was then caught out of position for the first Stefanos Tzimas goal – 3.5
SAM LONG
Hard to fault individually for any of the goals, with general communication and disorganisation letting the team down defensively – 4.5
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MATT PHILLIPS
Looked uncertain at times in his own defensive third, but did produce a good block to divert a Ferdi Kadioglu shot out for a corner – 4.5
WILL VAULKS
The U’s midfield pairing was too often bypassed and outnumbered by their talented Seagulls opponents – 4.5
CAMERON BRANNAGAN
Frustration that a foul on him wasn’t awarded in the build-up to the first goal, and was visibly annoyed by the ruthlessness of the Seagulls – 4.5
JACK CURRIE
Some promising bursts forward in the first half and he made an incredible recovery challenge to thwart Gruda while the game was still goalless – 5
STAN MILLS
Lively in the first half, during which he was United’s brightest spark going forward. BOOKED – 5.5
MARK HARRIS
Presented with a glorious chance after sloppy pass from Olivier Boscagli, but he could only fire his shot straight at Jason Steele – 4
PRZEMYSLAW PLACHETA
Could’ve opened the scoring inside 30 seconds, but he was unable to bring an awkward bouncing ball under control and Steele then denied him – 4.5
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SUBSTITUTES
Louie Sibley (for Spencer, 54)
Defensive reshuffle saw him slot into unusual left wing back role after replacing the injured Spencer – 4.5
Brian De Keersmaecker (for Brannagan, 66)
Sloppiness on the ball allowed Harry Howell to pinch in and feed Tzimas for his brace, while he saw a late effort cleared off the goal line – 4.5
Luke Harris (for Phillips, 66)
The midfielder added something extra from central attacking position, a positive sign perhaps moving forward – 6
Nik Prelec (for Placheta, 66)
Twice denied well by Steele and looked a handful up front. Hopefully once fully up to speed, he can be a useful addition to lead the line. MAN OF THE MATCH – 6
Tom Bradshaw (for M Harris 83)
Unused: Cumming, ter Avest, Goodrham, Snowden.
Substitutes who come on after the 75th minute do not get a rating.