Manchester United against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Updates
Preamble
The Red Devils, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three consecutive successes straight this evening. They have momentum managed by Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
Yet, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, who have won on each of their last three trips at Manchester United’s home, plus six out of seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found relatively easy. Having said all that, Brighton themselves remain consistently inconsistent as their hosts, making this match intriguing and possibly rollickingly good entertainment.
The match begins at 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, kids. Game on!
Starting XIs
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Manchester United make two adjustments in the wake of their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Šeško is selected instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro steps in in defence.
An issue arose in midweek sessions. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad for the first time this season.
Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch following victory at home against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad that lifted the title in 2012-13, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak of four goals in three games, one more than he’d managed in his previous 15.
Leading Stories
Amorim is unfazed about the views of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused with the thought processes by the former Chelsea manager.
It is widely discussed that this match could have implications their campaigns as the Premier League campaign progresses.
Star performers include the captain in red and the Brighton forward from the away side, both on song recently.
