Man Utd versus Brighton – English top flight Live Coverage
Introduction
Man Utd, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three consecutive successes in a row this evening. They have momentum under Ruben Amorim currently!
Yet, Brighton are the Seagulls, with victories on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, plus six out of seven encounters head-to-head.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found relatively easy. 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 a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, folks. Let’s go!
The Teams
United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Squad Updates
United decided on a couple of alterations following their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Šeško starts for Mason Mount, who drops to the bench, and the match-winner Maguire misses out at all, Leny Yoro taking his place at the back.
He sustained a knock during training this week. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad for the first time this season.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one change after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. Likely a defensive move, including Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, formerly of United that lifted the title in 2012-13, returns to Old Trafford with great momentum of four goals in three games, an improvement on over his last 15 matches.
Build-Up
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned regarding the plans by the former Chelsea manager.
It is widely discussed this encounter may influence their campaigns as the Premier League continues.
Ones to watch are the captain from the hosts plus Welbeck from the away side, each performing well recently.
