Manchester United versus Brighton – English top flight Live Coverage
Introduction
The Red Devils, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three consecutive successes in a row tonight. Confidence is high with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!
Yet, the opposing team come from the south coast, who have won in their previous three visits at Manchester United’s home, winning six from seven fixtures head-to-head.
Forget the momentum; it’s been straightforward very comfortable. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic as their hosts, therefore the fixture appears both fascinating and potentially highly entertaining.
The match begins at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now because remember the clocks fall back tonight, kids. Let’s go!
The Teams
Man Utd: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Squad Updates
Man Utd have made two adjustments after their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, while last week’s win-securing hero Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro steps in at the back.
Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Malacia returns on the bench this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one change post-success against over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.
The striker, formerly of United to win the Premier League back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford with great momentum with four recent goals, exceeding his tally over his last 15 matches.
Pre-Match Patter
Amorim is unfazed regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes from the German coach.
It is widely discussed that this match may influence their respective fortunes during the league continues.
Key players to watch feature Fernandes from the hosts and the Brighton forward for the visitors, each performing well lately.
