Manchester United slumped to a 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton as Old Trafford remembered the legendary Denis Law yesterday, while Tottenham’s troubles also persisted as they lost 3-2 at Everton.Manchester City roared back into form with a 6-0 thrashing of Ipswich, while Nottingham Forest’s unlikely title challenge goes on after a 3-2 victory over Southampton took Nuno Espirito Santo’s men level with second-placed Arsenal.On an emotional day as United paid tribute to one of the club’s greatest ever players in Law, Ruben Amorim conceded this version of the Red Devils is the “worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United.”A thrilling 2-2 draw at Liverpool and FA Cup victory over Arsenal earlier this month look like another false dawn for United fans.After Amad Diallo’s late hat-trick papered over the cracks in a 3-1 win over bottom-of-the-table Southampton in midweek, Brighton exposed the glaring holes in the foundations of Amorim’s United project.Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter struck for the Seagulls, who won for the third consecutive season at Old Trafford. United remain 13th but enjoy a 10-point cushion over the bottom three.“We can’t be comfortable in thinking that this is ok, because it is not,” said United captain Bruno Fernandes.“I’m not here to lose games and be in the position we are in at the moment.”Before kick-off, tributes were paid to Law, who is the third top scorer in United’s history, with 237 goals in 404 appearances.A piper played Scottish anthem “Flower of Scotland” as the teams walked out, with United legends Alex Ferguson, Brian Kidd, Paddy Crerand and Alex Stepney on the pitch as a eulogy was read out over the tannoy.Tottenham are now winless in six league games after Everton boosted their survival chances with the first victory of David Moyes’ second spell in charge.The goal-shy Toffees had failed to score in nine of their previous 11 league games but struck three times before the break.Dominic Calvert Lewin’s first goal since September opened the scoring before a brilliant individual run and finish from Iliman Ndiaye. Archie Gray’s own goal compounded Tottenham’s misery.Late goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison reduced Spurs’ deficit but could not prevent a 12th defeat in 22 games.“It is a challenging situation for sure, when you are losing players the amount we are at the moment,” said under-fire Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, who was without 10 first-team regulars.“It’s up to me to get us out of it and I’ve got to be good enough to do that.”Everton pull four points clear of the bottom three and within four points of 15th-placed Tottenham.City began the day in eighth, but looked much more like their old selves in smashing Ipswich to climb back into the top four.Phil Foden continued his fine form with two first half goals, either side of Mateo Kovacic’s strike.Erling Haaland celebrated his nine-year contract extension by scoring in the second half, while Jeremy Doku and James McAtee were also on target for the defending champions.Forest were equally rampant in the first 45 minutes to cut the gap on leaders Liverpool to six points and consolidate their lead in the race for a place in the Champions League next season.Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood netted before the break. Southampton salvaged some pride in the second period through Jan Bednarek and Paul Onuachu but they remain on course for an immediate return to the Championship, 10 points adrift of safety.RESULTSEverton 3 (Calvert-Lewin 13, Ndiaye 30, Gray 45+7-og) Tottenham 2 (Kulusevski 77, Richarlison 90+2)Ipswich 0 Manchester City 6 (Foden 27, 42, Kovacic 30, Doku 49, Haaland 57, McAtee 69)Manchester United 1 (Fernandes 23-pen) Brighton 3 (Minteh 5, Mitoma 60, Rutter 76)Nottingham Forest 3 (Anderson 11, Hudson-Odoi 28, Wood 41) Southampton 2 (Bednarek 60, Onuachu 90+1)

Jockey Szczepan Mazur enjoyed a four-win ‘amazing’ afternoon on Saturday as he guided Al Jeryan Stud’s Aafoor to HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Rifle triumph by half a length at the Al Rayyan Racecourse on Saturday.On an action-packed 10-race card day, Abbes retained the HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy (Gr 3 PA) for the four-year-old+ Purebred Arabians for the third year in a row.In the feature race, Aafoor – the four-year-old son of Qurbaan trained by M H K al-Attiyah – delivered an incredibly powerful and determined performance in the final strides, taking on some of the strongest horses, to land the coveted title and give a third win on the day to the owner and the trainer and a fourth to Mazur. “It was an amazing day as I won the four races on the card,” said Mazur.The Polish jockey was all praise for the colt for his speed in the 2200, race for the four-year-old+ thoroughbreds. “Aafoor travelled very well in the last stretch of the race. Basically, I sit behind the best horse (Haunted Dream). I followed him all the time, which was actually the best for me as it was the horse to beat, which I did at the end, and it was just the right call,” he said.Mazur notched his third win of the day, when he guided Al Buraq to a thrilling win in the HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy for Local Thoroughbreds, completing a double for Al Jeryan Stud and trainer M H K al-Attiyah.A patient, precise ride from Mazur also saw Al Falah Stud’s Phoebus make an impressive impact on Qatar debut, winning the HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy for three-year-old thoroughbreds in just his third career start. The colt struck in the home straight to secure the win.Mazur claimed his first win of the day when he guided Al Jeryan Stud AJS Agadir to victory in the Local Purebred Arabian Novice Cup for four-year-old+. The five-year-old mare left her competition in the dust, storming to an impressive victory by 8½ lengths after making a stunning sweep in the home straight, winning the cup.Wathnan Racing-owned and Hamad al-Jehani-trained Haunted Dream came second and last year’s winner Simca Mille of Wathnan Racing, ridden by Maxime Guyon finished third.HE Sheikh Hamad bin Joaan al-Thani crowned the winners in the presence of HE Issa bin Mohammed al-Mohannadi, QREC chairman.In the penultimate race of the day, champion Abbes retained the HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy for the third year in a row. Wathnan Racing-owned and Alban de Mieulle-trained the eight-year-old grey horse clinched the victory by a short head from stablemate Raed, not only securing a one-two for the owner and trainer, but also adding their fourth win on the day. With the win jockey James Doyle also completed a quick-fire double.Doyle was earlier in the winners’ enclosure, when he guided Wathnan Racing’s Lippo De Carrere to HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy for the Purebred Arabians (four-year-olds) victory as the 4-year-old bay colt mesmerised the racegoers on Qatar debut with the commanding win in the colours of Wathnan Racing. The son of Al Mourtajez, saddled by Alban de Mieulle, surged through the home straight to overtake the leading pack and was eased to a very comfortable victory, completing a remarkable treble for the connections.Sheikh Hamad also crowned the winners of the traditional Al Sabiq races in presence of QREC Chairman al-Mohannadi. The first four placed riders were Hamad Meshlesh al-Khayareen aboard Malzoom, Abdulrahman Abdullah al-Hajri aboard Burkan Al Zaeem, Rashid Mohamed Abdulla aboard AJS Saddam and Abdulla Hezam al-Saaq al-Marri aboard Nasser Al Meydan.RESULTS23rd Al Rayyan Meeting - HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani Rifle DayWINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)1 – HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Rifle – Thoroughbred (Class 1) (Far Bend)Aafoor, MHK al-Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur2 - H E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy (Gr3 PA)Abbes, Alban de Mieulle, James Doyle3 - H E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy, Purebred Arabians, 4YOsLippo De Carrere, Alban de Mieulle, James Doyle4 - H E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy, Purebred Arabians, 4YO+RB Mary Lylah, Alban de Mieulle, Maxime Guyon5 - H E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani TrophyGeneral Panic, Ibrahim Saeed al-Malki, Tomas Lukasek6 - H E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy, Local ThoroughbredsAl Buraq, M H K al-Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur7 - H E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy, ThoroughbredsPhoebus, Hamad Al Jehani, Szczepan Mazur8: H E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy, Thoroughbred Open SprintBallymount Boy, Alban de Mieulle, Maxime Guyon9 - Local Purebred Arabian Novice CupAJS Agadir, M H K al-Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur10: Local Purebred Arabian Premium Maiden CupDeauville, Mohamed Khaled Elahmed, Alberto Sanna