D'Mani Mellor and Zidane Iqbal returned to the pitch just before the second half with their arms wrapped around each other.
It was little surprise they were in such high spirits and smiling. United's U23s visited Brighton in the Premier League 2 on Friday afternoon and they made the perfect start to the game when Mellor gave the Reds the lead just over the 10-minute mark.
Charlie Wellens played a speculative ball forward into Brighton's box and Mellor reacted first to find the back of the net.
