Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Live Coverage
Introduction
The Red Devils, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for three consecutive successes on the bounce in this match. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, Brighton come from the south coast, who have won during three consecutive away games at Manchester United’s home, winning six from seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Despite United’s form; Brighton have found it’s been a breeze. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent like United, therefore the fixture appears both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
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!
The Teams
Man Utd: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
United decided on a couple of alterations after last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Šeško is selected instead of Mount, now on the substitutes, while last week’s win-securing hero Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro steps in at the back.
He sustained a knock in midweek sessions. Tyrell Malacia is named among the substitutes for the first time this season.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch post-success against against the Magpies. Likely a defensive move, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, formerly of United to win the Premier League in 2012-13, comes back to Manchester on a hot streak with four recent goals, exceeding his tally from 15 prior games.
Pre-Match Patter
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care for the opinions of Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes by the former Chelsea manager.
Various reports suggest the fixture may influence for both teams’ seasons in the top flight unfolds.
Key players to watch are the captain from the hosts and the Brighton forward for the visitors, both on song recently.
