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Preamble

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 under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!

However, Brighton come from the south coast, with victories in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, and six of the last seven League meetings between the clubs.

Despite United’s form; Brighton have found relatively easy. That said, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, so this game is competing and maybe rollickingly good entertainment.

Start time is 5.30pm BST one last mention because remember the clocks fall back tonight, folks. Game on!

The Teams

Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Subs: 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 in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (Northumberland).

Team News

Man Utd have made a couple of alterations after their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Šeško starts for Mason Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out completely, Leny Yoro taking his place at the back.

He sustained a knock this week in practice. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad this campaign.

Brighton & Hove Albion make one change after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, swapping in Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.

Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad that lifted the title back in 2013, visits his old club in fine form of four goals in three games, an improvement on over his last 15 matches.

Leading Stories

Amorim is unfazed regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.

Various reports suggest this encounter might affect for both teams’ seasons during the league continues.

Ones to watch include the captain for United and Danny Welbeck from the away side, each performing well recently.