Man Utd v Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Updates
Introduction
Man Utd, after defeating Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three consecutive successes in a row this evening. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Only problem is, Brighton are Brighton & Hove Albion, who have won on each of their last three trips at Manchester United’s home, plus six out of seven encounters head-to-head.
Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls relatively easy. Having said all that, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, 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 as the clocks go back this evening, folks. It’s on!
Starting XIs
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Squad Updates
United decided on a couple of alterations after the Anfield triumph at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro replaces him in defense.
An issue arose during training this week. Malacia returns among the substitutes this campaign.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch post-success against against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, bringing in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Danny Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad that lifted the title during the 2012-13 season, comes back to Manchester on a hot streak with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
The manager pays little heed for the opinions of the Reds’ manager … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.
It is widely discussed that this match may influence their campaigns during the league unfolds.
Ones to watch feature Bruno Fernandes from the hosts and Danny Welbeck for the visitors, both on song in recent weeks.
