The Red Devils, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, aim for three Premier League wins in a row this evening. The wind’s behind them managed by Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, the opposing team come from the south coast, having triumphed in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven fixtures head-to-head.
Forget the momentum; it’s been straightforward very comfortable. Having said all that, Brighton themselves remain as gloriously unpredictable as their hosts, so this game is competing and maybe rollickingly good entertainment.
The match begins at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now because remember the clocks fall back tonight, everyone. It’s on!
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Manchester United make a couple of alterations after the Anfield triumph away to Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature completely, Yoro replaces him in defence.
Maguire picked up an injury in midweek sessions. Malacia makes the squad on the bench in 2025-26.
Brighton have made one change following victory at home versus Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in during the 2012-13 season, comes back to Manchester in fine form with four recent goals, an improvement on from 15 prior games.
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused with the thought processes by the former Chelsea manager.
Various reports suggest that this match may influence for both teams’ seasons during the league unfolds.
Ones to watch feature Fernandes from the hosts plus Welbeck from the away side, each performing well recently.
