Manchester United v Brighton – Premier League Updates
Introduction
The Red Devils, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three Premier League wins straight tonight. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
Yet, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, who have won during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Despite United’s form; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Nevertheless, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent similar to their opponents, therefore the fixture appears intriguing and possibly rollickingly good entertainment.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while because remember the clocks fall back tonight, kids. It’s on!
The Teams
Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Squad Updates
United decided on a couple of alterations in the wake of last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, who drops to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro steps in at the back.
An issue arose this week in practice. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad for the first time this season.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one alteration post-success against against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in during the 2012-13 season, visits his old club with great momentum scoring four in three, an improvement on from 15 prior games.
Pre-Match Patter
The manager pays little heed regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes by the former Chelsea manager.
Various reports suggest this encounter may influence their campaigns as the Premier League unfolds.
Ones to watch feature the captain from the hosts and the Brighton forward from the away side, both in fine form lately.
