Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Match Report
Introduction
Man Utd, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three consecutive successes on the bounce in this match. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
Only problem is, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, with victories on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, and six of the last seven League meetings between the clubs.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found relatively easy. That said, Brighton themselves remain famously erratic as their hosts, making this match competing and maybe thrilling to watch.
Kick-off is at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now as the clocks go back this evening, folks. It’s on!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Selection Changes
United decided on two changes in the wake of last week’s victory against Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, now on the substitutes, and the match-winner Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.
An issue arose this week in practice. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad this campaign.
Brighton have made one alteration after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, including De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.
Danny Welbeck, ex-United player that lifted the title back in 2013, visits his old club in fine form with four recent goals, an improvement on from 15 prior games.
Leading Stories
The manager pays little heed regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … while Welbeck is focused with the thought processes from the German coach.
Various reports suggest that this match might affect their respective fortunes during the league continues.
Key players to watch include Fernandes in red plus Welbeck from the away side, both in fine form recently.
