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Preamble

Manchester United, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three consecutive successes on the bounce tonight. Confidence is high with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!

Only problem is, their visitors tonight are the Seagulls, with victories on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, and six of the last seven League meetings in this rivalry.

Forget the momentum; Brighton have found it’s been a breeze. That said, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent like United, therefore the fixture appears intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.

The match begins at 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while with daylight saving ending, everyone. Let’s go!

The Teams

United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

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

Official: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).

Team News

United decided on two adjustments following the Anfield triumph against Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro steps in in defence.

Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.

Brighton have made one change after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, bringing in De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.

Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League during the 2012-13 season, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak scoring four in three, an improvement on in his previous 15.

Build-Up

Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … while Welbeck is focused about the considerations from the German coach.

Analysts have noted this encounter may influence their respective fortunes as the Premier League unfolds.

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