Man Utd versus Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Live Coverage
Preamble
The Red Devils, after defeating Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three consecutive successes in a row this evening. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Yet, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven fixtures between the clubs.
Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls very comfortable. That said, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent like United, so this game is both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
Start time is 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, kids. It’s on!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
United decided on two changes in the wake of their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in for Mason Mount, relegated to the bench, and the match-winner Maguire is absent completely, Yoro replaces him at the back.
An issue arose in midweek sessions. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad this campaign.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch following victory at home versus Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, on the bench.
Danny Welbeck, formerly of United to win the Premier League in 2012-13, comes back to Manchester on a hot streak with four recent goals, exceeding his tally from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
Amorim is unfazed for the opinions of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.
Various reports suggest the fixture might affect their campaigns during the league continues.
Star performers are the captain from the hosts plus Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well recently.
