Man Utd v Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
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Manchester United, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three Premier League wins in a row in this match. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, Brighton come from the south coast, with victories in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, plus six out of seven fixtures in this rivalry.
Despite United’s form; Brighton have found relatively easy. Having said all that, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent like United, making this match competing and maybe highly entertaining.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, everyone. Let’s go!
Lineups
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Manchester United make a couple of alterations following their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, and the match-winner Maguire misses out at all, Yoro replaces him at the back.
An issue arose this week in practice. Tyrell Malacia is named among the substitutes this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one alteration post-success against over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, including Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Welbeck, ex-United player to win the Premier League in 2012-13, comes back to Manchester in fine form with four recent goals, an improvement on in his previous 15.
Build-Up
The manager pays little heed regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations from the German coach.
It is widely discussed this encounter might affect their campaigns in the top flight unfolds.
Star performers include Fernandes for United plus Welbeck for the visitors, both in fine form recently.
