Kaoru Mitoma rewrote the record for most goals by a Japanese football player in the English Premier League on Sunday as

Kaoru Mitoma has made history with his latest goal for Brighton.The wily Seagulls midfielder bundled the south coast side ahead in the second half at Manchester United.And with it, he became the

In the English Premier League, Japan's Mitoma Kaoru has become the league's highest-scoring Japanese soccer player with 15 goals.

Manchester United fell to their sixth home defeat of the Premier League season on Sunday at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh fired the visitors ahead early on, but a Bruno Fernandes penalty midway through the first half looked to have provided the platform United needed to go on and secure all three points.

Manchester United endured a miserable 3-1 defeat at home by Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday after visiting winger Yankuba Minteh scored one goal and created another, with the hosts not helped by a howler from goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Manchester United have lost four of their last five league home games overall, previously being beaten by Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Newcastle

Manchester United slipped to a disappointing 3-1 home defeat against Brighton - and one player has come in for heavy criticism.

Just minutes after having a goal disallowed, Brighton get their go-ahead goal as Kaoru Mitoma gets a touch at the far post to make it 2-1 for the Seagulls at Old Trafford.

Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter both scored to end Brighton & Hove Albion’s run of eight Premier League games without a win as their side beat Ipswich Town 2-0 at Portman Road.

KAORU MITOMA delivered relief for Brighton in another harsh lesson for Ipswich. The Japan international’s first goal since November inspired a first win in nine Premier League games for the

The Red Devils have now lost four of their last five matches at Old Trafford, and were second best in this contest.

Mitoma is now the outright highest-scoring Japanese player in Premier League history, with 15 goals, moving one clear of former Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki. Mitoma also got an assist on Sunday at Old Trafford, taking him to 12 in his Premier League career, double the total of any other Japanese player.