Man Utd against Brighton – English top flight Updates
Match Preview
Manchester United, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three Premier League wins straight this evening. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Yet, their visitors tonight are the Seagulls, with victories on each of their last three trips at Manchester United’s home, and six of the last seven fixtures between the clubs.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found relatively easy. Having said all that, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, so this game is both fascinating and potentially highly entertaining.
Start time is 5.30pm BST one last mention with daylight saving ending, kids. Game on!
Lineups
Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Squad Updates
Man Utd have made a couple of alterations following last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts instead of Mount, now on the substitutes, and the match-winner Maguire misses out at all, Yoro replaces him at the back.
Maguire picked up an injury this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad on the bench this campaign.
The Seagulls opted for one alteration post-success against versus Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, on the bench.
The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in during the 2012-13 season, returns to Old Trafford in fine form of four goals in three games, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of Liverpool’s boss … while Welbeck is focused regarding the plans by the former Chelsea manager.
Various reports suggest that this match could have implications their campaigns as the Premier League unfolds.
Key players to watch include Bruno Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck in blue and white, each performing well in recent weeks.
