Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira hailed their attacking trio after Saturday's 3-1 victory over Brighton at Old Trafford.

Marcus Rashford scored his sixth goal in his last seven appearances and formed a fluid attack with Anthony Martial and Daniel James, with the French striker providing the assist for United's first and third goals.

"It's very good," Pereira said of Rashford and Martial's on-field relationship to MUTV. "They know each other very well and I'm very happy that they could link up to score the goal."

On James, who celebrated his 22th birthday on the day of the match, Pereira said: "He's very, very fast. He played really well today and I wish him a happy birthday

"It's massive [to beat Brighton], now we can rest up. Everybody is happy and just focused for the next game. I think now we can look forward, put our heads down, really work hard and continue this form.

"You have to always be on red alert when you're winning 2-0 and then we got the goal against us. We did good to get back to 3-1 and after that we played more relaxed and controlled the game."