Manchester United versus Brighton – English top flight Updates
Introduction
Man Utd, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it a trio of victories in a row tonight. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
Yet, Brighton are the Seagulls, who have won during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, plus six out of seven encounters between the clubs.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found relatively easy. Nevertheless, the visitors are also as gloriously unpredictable like United, so this game is intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.
Start time is 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!
Starting XIs
Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Squad Updates
Man Utd have made a couple of alterations after the Anfield triumph away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out completely, Yoro steps in in defense.
He sustained a knock in midweek sessions. Tyrell Malacia is named in a Premier League squad for the first time this season.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch following victory at home against the Magpies. Likely a defensive move, swapping in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.
Danny Welbeck, ex-United player that lifted the title back in 2013, comes back to Manchester with great momentum scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Leading Stories
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.
Various reports suggest this encounter might affect their respective fortunes during the league unfolds.
Key players to watch are Bruno Fernandes from the hosts plus Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well recently.
