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Match Preview

The Red Devils, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, aim for three Premier League wins on the bounce in this match. They have momentum managed by Ruben Amorim for the very first time!

Only problem is, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, who have won during three consecutive away games at Manchester United’s home, winning six from seven encounters in this rivalry.

Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent like United, making this match intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.

Start time is 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, folks. Let’s go!

Starting XIs

United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).

Squad Updates

United decided on a couple of alterations following last week’s victory against Liverpool. Šeško starts for Mason Mount, relegated to the bench, and the match-winner Maguire misses out at all, Yoro replaces him in defence.

He sustained a knock this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad among the substitutes for the first time this season.

The Seagulls opted for one alteration after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, swapping in De Cuyper instead of Gómez, now among the subs.

The striker, ex-United player to win the Premier League in 2012-13, visits his old club with great momentum scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.

Pre-Match Patter

The manager pays little heed regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … while Welbeck is focused regarding the plans from the German coach.

Various reports suggest that this match could have implications their campaigns during the league continues.

Ones to watch include Bruno Fernandes for United and the Brighton forward from the away side, each performing well recently.