Man Utd v Brighton – English top flight Match Report

Preamble

The Red Devils, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for three consecutive successes straight this evening. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim currently!

Only problem is, the opposing team come from the south coast, having triumphed during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven fixtures between the clubs.

Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found very comfortable. That said, Brighton themselves remain famously erratic similar to their opponents, making this match both fascinating and potentially thrilling to watch.

The match begins at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, everyone. It’s on!

Starting XIs

United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Official: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).

Team News

United decided on a couple of alterations after the Anfield triumph at Anfield last weekend. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro steps in in defense.

An issue arose this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad on the bench this campaign.

Brighton & Hove Albion make one change post-success against over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, including Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.

The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in back in 2013, comes back to Manchester on a hot streak with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed over his last 15 matches.

Build-Up

Amorim is unfazed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes from the German coach.

It is widely discussed the fixture might affect their campaigns in the top flight campaign progresses.

Key players to watch feature Fernandes in red and Danny Welbeck in blue and white, both in fine form lately.