Man Utd versus Brighton – Premier League Live Coverage
Preamble
The Red Devils, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three Premier League wins straight tonight. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, the opposing team are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories on each of their last three trips at Manchester United’s home, and six of the last seven encounters in this rivalry.
Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, so this game is competing and maybe thrilling to watch.
Start time is 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while with daylight saving ending, folks. Game on!
The Teams
Man Utd: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
United decided on two changes in the wake of last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Maguire is absent at all, Yoro replaces him in defence.
Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Malacia makes the squad among the substitutes for the first time this season.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one change post-success against over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, swapping in De Cuyper instead of Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, ex-United player champions in during the 2012-13 season, returns to Old Trafford in fine form with four recent goals, an improvement on from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
Amorim is unfazed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations of Thomas Tuchel.
Analysts have noted this encounter could have implications their respective fortunes in the top flight unfolds.
Key players to watch are Fernandes for United and the Brighton forward in blue and white, both on song recently.
