Man Utd against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
Introduction
Man Utd, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three consecutive successes in a row tonight. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
Yet, the opposing team are the Seagulls, who have won in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, winning six from seven encounters head-to-head.
Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls very comfortable. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise as gloriously unpredictable as their hosts, therefore the fixture appears both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
Start time is 5.30 in the evening and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, everyone. Game on!
The Teams
Man Utd: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
Man Utd have made a couple of alterations in the wake of their 2-1 win at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts instead of Mount, now on the substitutes, and the match-winner Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro replaces him at the back.
Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.
Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Danny Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in in 2012-13, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed over his last 15 matches.
Build-Up
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care for the opinions of Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes by the former Chelsea manager.
It is widely discussed that this match might affect their respective fortunes as the Premier League unfolds.
Star performers feature the captain for United and Danny Welbeck from the away side, both in fine form recently.
