Man Utd versus Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Live Coverage
Match Preview
Manchester United, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three consecutive successes in a row this evening. Confidence is high with Ruben Amorim in charge currently!
Yet, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories on each of their last three trips at the Theatre of Dreams, plus six out of seven fixtures head-to-head.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found relatively easy. That said, Brighton themselves remain as gloriously unpredictable as their hosts, so this game is competing and maybe highly entertaining.
Kick-off is at 5.30 in the evening and we say this for the last time in a while because remember the clocks fall back tonight, folks. Let’s go!
Starting XIs
Man Utd: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Man Utd have made two changes after last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Šeško is selected for Mason Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent completely, Yoro replaces him at the back.
He sustained a knock this week in practice. Tyrell Malacia is named among the substitutes this campaign.
Brighton have made one alteration following victory at home against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, swapping in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, who drops to the bench.
The striker, ex-United player champions in back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed in his previous 15.
Build-Up
The manager pays little heed regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … yet Welbeck is mindful regarding the plans by the former Chelsea manager.
It is widely discussed the fixture could have implications for both teams’ seasons in the top flight unfolds.
Star performers feature Fernandes in red and the Brighton forward for the visitors, both on song recently.
