Manchester United v Brighton – English top flight Updates
Preamble
Man Utd, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three Premier League wins on the bounce in this match. They have momentum under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Only problem is, Brighton are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven League meetings between the clubs.
Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls relatively easy. That said, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent similar to their opponents, making this match intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.
The match begins at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now because remember the clocks fall back tonight, kids. Let’s go!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (Northumberland).
Squad Updates
United decided on a couple of alterations following the Anfield triumph at Anfield last weekend. Benjamin Šeško comes in for Mason Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out entirely, Leny Yoro taking his place at the back.
He sustained a knock this week in practice. Malacia returns on the bench this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch following victory at home against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, ex-United player champions in back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford in fine form of four goals in three games, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
Amorim is unfazed about the views of the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.
It is widely discussed the fixture might affect their campaigns during the league unfolds.
Star performers include Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well in recent weeks.
