Manchester United against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Updates
Preamble
Man Utd, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting a trio of victories straight this evening. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!
Yet, Brighton are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, plus six out of seven encounters in this rivalry.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found very comfortable. Nevertheless, the visitors are also as gloriously unpredictable as their hosts, so this game is both fascinating and potentially thrilling to watch.
The match begins at 5.30 in the evening and we say this for the last time in a while with daylight saving ending, folks. Let’s go!
Lineups
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Team News
United decided on a couple of alterations in the wake of last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro steps in in defence.
An issue arose in midweek sessions. Malacia makes the squad on the bench for the first time this season.
The Seagulls opted for one alteration after their 2-1 home win versus Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, bringing in De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.
The striker, ex-United player to win the Premier League back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak scoring four in three, exceeding his tally from 15 prior games.
Leading Stories
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from Arne Slot … yet Welbeck is mindful about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.
It is widely discussed the fixture may influence their respective fortunes as the Premier League campaign progresses.
Ones to watch are Bruno Fernandes from the hosts plus Welbeck for the visitors, both on song lately.
