Manchester United versus Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
Preamble
Man Utd, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting a trio of victories straight tonight. They have momentum with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!
Yet, Brighton are the Seagulls, having triumphed during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven fixtures in this rivalry.
Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic as their hosts, so this game is intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.
Start time is 5.30pm BST a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, kids. It’s on!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
United decided on two adjustments after last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Šeško is selected instead of Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent at all, Yoro steps in in defense.
An issue arose this week in practice. Tyrell Malacia is named on the bench for the first time this season.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one change post-success against against the Magpies. Likely a defensive move, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Danny Welbeck, ex-United player champions in back in 2013, comes back to Manchester on a hot streak with four recent goals, an improvement on in his previous 15.
Build-Up
Amorim is unfazed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful about the considerations of Thomas Tuchel.
Analysts have noted this encounter may influence for both teams’ seasons in the top flight continues.
Star performers feature the captain from the hosts and Danny Welbeck from the away side, both in fine form recently.
