Scott McTominay opened the scoring just before the break by heading home Juan Mata's precise free-kick and, although Brighton responded well in the second period, goals from Mata and substitute Paul Pogba put the game beyond doubt in the second period.

DETAILS OF THE MATCH

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made 10 changes to the starting XI from Saturday's win against the same opposition - in the Premier League - and the boss was rewarded with several strong performances, in particular from Man-of-the-Match Mata, Eric Bailly, Dean Henderson and Donny van de Beek.

You can watch the highlights from the game at the top of this page and scroll down to see post-match reaction from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Juan Mata and Donny van de Beek.

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