Manchester United v Brighton – English top flight Updates
Preamble
Man Utd, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it a trio of victories straight in this match. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge currently!
Only problem is, Brighton come from the south coast, having triumphed in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, and six of the last seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent as their hosts, therefore the fixture appears both fascinating and potentially highly entertaining.
Kick-off is at 5.30 in the evening a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, everyone. It’s on!
The Teams
Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Taylor (from Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
Man Utd have made two changes in the wake of their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, and the match-winner Maguire is absent completely, Yoro replaces him in defence.
He sustained a knock in midweek sessions. Tyrell Malacia is named among the substitutes for the first time this season.
Brighton have made a single switch post-success against versus Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, ex-United player champions in in 2012-13, returns to Old Trafford with great momentum of four goals in three games, an improvement on in his previous 15.
Leading Stories
The manager pays little heed for the opinions of Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful regarding the plans by the former Chelsea manager.
Analysts have noted the fixture might affect for both teams’ seasons in the top flight campaign progresses.
Ones to watch are Bruno Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck from the away side, both on song lately.
