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Preamble

Manchester United, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for three consecutive successes on the bounce this evening. They have momentum under Ruben Amorim currently!

Yet, the opposing team are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed during three consecutive away games at Manchester United’s home, winning six from seven encounters head-to-head.

Forget the momentum; it’s been straightforward it’s been a breeze. Nevertheless, Brighton themselves remain famously erratic as their hosts, therefore the fixture appears both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.

The match begins at 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, kids. It’s on!

Starting XIs

Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).

Squad Updates

Man Utd have made a couple of alterations after last week’s victory against Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out entirely, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.

An issue arose this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad among the substitutes for the first time this season.

The Seagulls opted for a single switch after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.

Welbeck, formerly of United to win the Premier League back in 2013, 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

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

It is widely discussed this encounter could have implications for both teams’ seasons during the league campaign progresses.

Star performers feature the captain from the hosts and the Brighton forward for the visitors, both on song in recent weeks.