Man Utd v Brighton – English top flight Live Coverage
Preamble
Man Utd, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three consecutive successes in a row this evening. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Yet, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, having triumphed in their previous three visits at Manchester United’s home, and six of the last seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found very comfortable. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent like United, therefore the fixture appears intriguing and possibly highly entertaining.
Kick-off is at 5.30 in the evening a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, kids. Game on!
Lineups
United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Manchester United make two adjustments following the Anfield triumph at Anfield last weekend. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent completely, Yoro replaces him in defence.
An issue arose during training this week. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad for the first time this season.
The Seagulls opted for one change after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, including De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.
Danny Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League in 2012-13, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak of four goals in three games, one more than he’d managed over his last 15 matches.
Leading Stories
The manager pays little heed for the opinions of Arne Slot … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.
It is widely discussed that this match could have implications their respective fortunes in the top flight campaign progresses.
Ones to watch feature Bruno Fernandes for United and the Brighton forward for the visitors, each performing well lately.
