Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
Preamble
Manchester United, after defeating Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three Premier League wins in a row in this match. They have momentum managed by Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
Only problem is, their visitors tonight are the Seagulls, having triumphed on each of their last three trips at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven fixtures head-to-head.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found relatively easy. Nevertheless, Brighton themselves remain as gloriously unpredictable as their hosts, making this match both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
Start time is 5.30pm BST one last mention as the clocks go back this evening, everyone. Game on!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Squad Updates
Man Utd have made two changes in the wake of the Anfield triumph away to Liverpool. Šeško is selected for Mason Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.
Maguire picked up an injury in midweek sessions. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one alteration after their 2-1 home win versus Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad that lifted the title back in 2013, comes back to Manchester in fine form scoring four in three, exceeding his tally from 15 prior games.
Leading Stories
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care for the opinions of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.
Various reports suggest the fixture could have implications their respective fortunes during the league campaign progresses.
Ones to watch include Fernandes in red plus Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well lately.
