Man Utd v Brighton – Premier League Live Coverage
Match Preview
Manchester United, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three consecutive successes in a row in this match. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge currently!
Only problem is, Brighton are the Seagulls, with victories on each of their last three trips at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven encounters between the clubs.
Despite United’s form; Brighton have found very comfortable. That said, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, so this game is competing and maybe thrilling to watch.
Start time is 17:30 BST a final reminder for now because remember the clocks fall back tonight, folks. It’s on!
The Teams
Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Squad Updates
Man Utd have made a couple of alterations in the wake of last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, and the match-winner Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro steps in at the back.
He sustained a knock this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad for the first time this season.
Brighton have made one alteration post-success against over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, including De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League back in 2013, visits his old club with great momentum scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Pre-Match Patter
Amorim is unfazed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations from the German coach.
It is widely discussed this encounter might affect for both teams’ seasons in the top flight campaign progresses.
Key players to watch include Fernandes from the hosts plus Welbeck in blue and white, each performing well in recent weeks.
