Man Utd v Brighton – Premier League Live Coverage
Preamble
Manchester United, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for three consecutive successes straight this evening. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge now more than ever!
Only problem is, Brighton are the Seagulls, having triumphed in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, plus six out of seven encounters between the clubs.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found it’s been a breeze. That said, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent as their hosts, so this game is both fascinating and potentially highly entertaining.
Kick-off is at 5.30 in the evening one last mention with daylight saving ending, folks. It’s on!
Lineups
Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Selection Changes
United decided on a couple of alterations in the wake of last week’s victory against Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out at all, Yoro replaces him at the back.
An issue arose during training this week. Tyrell Malacia is named in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.
Brighton have made a single switch post-success against over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, including Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, now among the subs.
Danny Welbeck, formerly of United champions in back in 2013, comes back to Manchester in fine form scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed over his last 15 matches.
Pre-Match Patter
The manager pays little heed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.
It is widely discussed the fixture might affect for both teams’ seasons in the top flight continues.
Ones to watch are Fernandes from the hosts plus Welbeck from the away side, each performing well recently.
