Man Utd v Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Updates
Introduction
The Red Devils, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting a trio of victories on the bounce tonight. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim currently!
However, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, winning six from seven encounters in this rivalry.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found very comfortable. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent as their hosts, therefore the fixture appears competing and maybe thrilling to watch.
Start time is 5.30 in the evening and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, folks. Let’s go!
Lineups
United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
United decided on a couple of alterations in the wake of their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Šeško is selected instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent entirely, Yoro steps in at the back.
Maguire picked up an injury in midweek sessions. Tyrell Malacia is named in a Premier League squad this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch post-success against over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, formerly of United champions in during the 2012-13 season, visits his old club on a hot streak scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Leading Stories
Amorim is unfazed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful regarding the plans of Thomas Tuchel.
It is widely discussed this encounter may influence for both teams’ seasons during the league campaign progresses.
Key players to watch are the captain in red plus Welbeck in blue and white, each performing well in recent weeks.
