Manchester United against Brighton – English top flight Live Coverage
Introduction
The Red Devils, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, aim for three Premier League wins straight this evening. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Only problem is, Brighton are Brighton & Hove Albion, who have won in their previous three visits at Manchester United’s home, and six of the last seven fixtures head-to-head.
Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent as their hosts, therefore the fixture appears intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.
The match begins at 5.30pm BST a final reminder for now because remember the clocks fall back tonight, everyone. Let’s go!
Starting XIs
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Manchester United make a couple of alterations in the wake of their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Šeško starts for Mason Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature completely, Yoro replaces him in defense.
Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Malacia makes the squad on the bench for the first time this season.
Brighton have made one change post-success against against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, including Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, formerly of United that lifted the title back in 2013, visits his old club with great momentum with four recent goals, an improvement on over his last 15 matches.
Leading Stories
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations from the German coach.
It is widely discussed the fixture could have implications their respective fortunes in the top flight continues.
Ones to watch are Bruno Fernandes from the hosts plus Welbeck in blue and white, both in fine form recently.
