Manchester United against Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Match Report
Introduction
The Red Devils, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three consecutive successes on the bounce tonight. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Yet, the opposing team are the Seagulls, with victories in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, winning six from seven encounters between the clubs.
Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. That said, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, so this game is intriguing and possibly rollickingly good entertainment.
The match begins at 17:30 BST one last mention with daylight saving ending, kids. Let’s go!
The Teams
Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
United decided on a couple of alterations after last week’s victory against Liverpool. Šeško is selected for Mason Mount, relegated to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Maguire is absent at all, Yoro replaces him in defence.
An issue arose this week in practice. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad this campaign.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Danny Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford with great momentum of four goals in three games, one more than he’d managed in his previous 15.
Pre-Match Patter
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of Liverpool’s boss … while Welbeck is focused regarding the plans from the German coach.
Various reports suggest that this match might affect their campaigns during the league campaign progresses.
Star performers include Bruno Fernandes from the hosts and Danny Welbeck for the visitors, both in fine form lately.
