Man Utd against Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Updates
Introduction
Man Utd, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three consecutive successes on the bounce tonight. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
However, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, having triumphed in their previous three visits at Manchester United’s home, plus six out of seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Never mind the wind behind; it’s been straightforward relatively easy. Nevertheless, the visitors are also famously erratic as their hosts, so this game is both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
The match begins at 5.30pm BST a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, everyone. It’s on!
The Teams
Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
Man Utd have made two adjustments following their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent at all, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.
Maguire picked up an injury this week in practice. Malacia returns among the substitutes this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one change post-success against versus Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, including Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed over his last 15 matches.
Leading Stories
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of the Reds’ manager … yet Welbeck is mindful about the considerations from the German coach.
It is widely discussed the fixture may influence for both teams’ seasons as the Premier League continues.
Key players to watch include Bruno Fernandes from the hosts and the Brighton forward from the away side, both in fine form recently.
