Man Utd against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Match Report
Introduction
Man Utd, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting a trio of victories straight this evening. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim currently!
However, Brighton are the Seagulls, who have won on each of their last three trips at the Theatre of Dreams, plus six out of seven fixtures between the clubs.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found very comfortable. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic as their hosts, making this match intriguing and possibly rollickingly good entertainment.
Kick-off is at 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while because remember the clocks fall back tonight, folks. Let’s go!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Manchester United make two changes in the wake of last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts for Mason Mount, now on the substitutes, and the match-winner Maguire misses out entirely, Yoro replaces him at the back.
An issue arose during training this week. Malacia makes the squad on the bench this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one alteration post-success against against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, bringing in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, ex-United player champions in back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak with four recent goals, an improvement on from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
Amorim is unfazed regarding comments from Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.
Various reports suggest that this match might affect for both teams’ seasons as the Premier League campaign progresses.
Star performers include Fernandes in red and the Brighton forward from the away side, each performing well lately.
