Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Live Coverage
Preamble
Manchester United, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting a trio of victories in a row in this match. They have momentum with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!
However, the opposing team are the Seagulls, with victories during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, plus six out of seven League meetings head-to-head.
Despite United’s form; Brighton have found relatively easy. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic like United, so this game is competing and maybe highly entertaining.
The match begins at 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, folks. Let’s go!
The Teams
United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
Man Utd have made a couple of alterations after last week’s victory against Liverpool. Šeško is selected replacing Mount, who drops to the bench, and the match-winner Harry Maguire doesn’t feature 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.
Brighton have made one change after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, bringing in De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.
Danny Welbeck, ex-United player champions in back in 2013, visits his old club in fine form of four goals in three games, an improvement on in his previous 15.
Build-Up
Amorim is unfazed for the opinions of Arne Slot … yet Welbeck is mindful regarding the plans of Thomas Tuchel.
Various reports suggest this encounter may influence for both teams’ seasons as the Premier League campaign progresses.
Star performers feature the captain in red and the Brighton forward for the visitors, both in fine form recently.
