Man Utd versus Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
Introduction
The Red Devils, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three consecutive successes straight in this match. They have momentum under Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
Yet, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent as their hosts, so this game is competing and maybe thrilling to watch.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST one last mention as the clocks go back this evening, folks. It’s on!
Lineups
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
United decided on two adjustments after their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Šeško starts instead of Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out entirely, Yoro steps in in defense.
Maguire picked up an injury this week in practice. Malacia returns among the substitutes this campaign.
Brighton have made one alteration post-success against versus Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, including De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
Danny Welbeck, formerly of United to win the Premier League back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford in fine form of four goals in three games, an improvement on over his last 15 matches.
Pre-Match Patter
Amorim is unfazed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations from the German coach.
Various reports suggest the fixture could have implications their respective fortunes in the top flight campaign progresses.
Key players to watch feature Fernandes in red and the Brighton forward for the visitors, both in fine form lately.
