Manchester United against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Match Report
Preamble
Man Utd, after defeating Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three consecutive successes in a row in this match. They have momentum under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
However, Brighton are Brighton & Hove Albion, who have won in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, winning six from seven encounters in this rivalry.
Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, the visitors are also as gloriously unpredictable as their hosts, making this match intriguing and possibly rollickingly good entertainment.
Start time is 5.30pm BST one last mention with daylight saving ending, folks. Game on!
Starting XIs
Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, 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 (Northumberland).
Squad Updates
Manchester United make two changes following last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, relegated to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Maguire misses out at all, Leny Yoro taking his place in defense.
He sustained a knock in midweek sessions. Malacia returns among the substitutes this campaign.
Brighton have made one change after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, swapping in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
Danny Welbeck, ex-United player champions in in 2012-13, comes back to Manchester in fine form with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
The manager pays little heed for the opinions of the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes by the former Chelsea manager.
Various reports suggest this encounter may influence for both teams’ seasons during the league unfolds.
Ones to watch are Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck in blue and white, each performing well lately.