Man Utd against Brighton – English top flight Updates
Preamble
Man Utd, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for three Premier League wins straight tonight. They have momentum with Ruben Amorim in charge currently!
However, Brighton are Brighton & Hove Albion, who have won during three consecutive away games at Manchester United’s home, winning six from seven fixtures between the clubs.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found very comfortable. That said, the visitors are also famously erratic similar to their opponents, making this match both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
Start time is 5.30 in the evening and we say this for the last time in a while because remember the clocks fall back tonight, kids. It’s on!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Team News
United decided on two changes in the wake of their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Šeško starts instead of Mount, relegated to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Maguire is absent completely, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.
Maguire picked up an injury in midweek sessions. Malacia returns on the bench this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one change after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
Welbeck, ex-United player that lifted the title during the 2012-13 season, comes back to Manchester with great momentum with four recent goals, an improvement on over his last 15 matches.
Pre-Match Patter
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from Arne Slot … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned regarding the plans from the German coach.
Various reports suggest the fixture could have implications for both teams’ seasons during the league continues.
Star performers feature Bruno Fernandes from the hosts and the Brighton forward for the visitors, both on song in recent weeks.
