Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
Preamble
The Red Devils, after defeating Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three consecutive successes on the bounce this evening. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim currently!
Yet, the opposing team are the Seagulls, who have won on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, winning six from seven League meetings between the clubs.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found it’s been a breeze. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic similar to their opponents, therefore the fixture appears competing and maybe highly entertaining.
Start time is 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while because remember the clocks fall back tonight, everyone. Let’s go!
Lineups
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Team News
Man Utd have made a couple of alterations in the wake of last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Šeško is selected instead of Mount, relegated to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Maguire misses out at all, Yoro replaces him in defense.
An issue arose this week in practice. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one change following victory at home over Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, swapping in Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in during the 2012-13 season, visits his old club with great momentum of four goals in three games, an improvement on from 15 prior games.
Pre-Match Patter
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care for the opinions of Arne Slot … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes by the former Chelsea manager.
Various reports suggest that this match could have implications their campaigns in the top flight campaign progresses.
Ones to watch are Fernandes from the hosts and the Brighton forward from the away side, both on song recently.
