Man Utd v Brighton – English top flight Match Report

Introduction

Man Utd, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three consecutive successes straight this evening. They have momentum with Ruben Amorim in charge currently!

However, the opposing team come from the south coast, having triumphed on each of their last three trips at Manchester United’s home, winning six from seven League meetings head-to-head.

Despite United’s form; Brighton have found it’s been a breeze. That said, Brighton themselves remain famously erratic similar to their opponents, so this game is intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.

The match begins at 5.30pm BST one last mention as the clocks go back this evening, folks. It’s on!

The Teams

Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Official: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (from Northumberland).

Team News

Man Utd have made a couple of alterations following last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in for Mason Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out at all, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.

Maguire picked up an injury in midweek sessions. Malacia returns on the bench for the first time this season.

Brighton have made one alteration after their 2-1 home win versus Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, swapping in Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, who drops to the bench.

Danny Welbeck, formerly of United to win the Premier League in 2012-13, comes back to Manchester with great momentum scoring four in three, an improvement on from 15 prior games.

Leading Stories

Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of Arne Slot … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.

Various reports suggest this encounter could have implications for both teams’ seasons as the Premier League continues.

Star performers feature Bruno Fernandes for United and the Brighton forward from the away side, each performing well lately.