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Preamble

Man Utd, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three consecutive successes in a row in this match. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge currently!

Only problem is, Brighton are the Seagulls, having triumphed during three consecutive away games at Manchester United’s home, plus six out of seven League meetings between the clubs.

Despite United’s form; it’s been straightforward relatively easy. Having said all that, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent like United, therefore the fixture appears competing and maybe highly entertaining.

Kick-off is at 17:30 BST one last mention because remember the clocks fall back tonight, kids. It’s on!

Starting XIs

Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

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

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

Squad Updates

Manchester United make two adjustments following their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in for Mason Mount, relegated to the bench, and the match-winner Harry Maguire doesn’t feature completely, Yoro replaces him in defense.

An issue arose during training this week. Tyrell Malacia is named among the substitutes for the first time this season.

Brighton & Hove Albion make one change post-success against versus Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, swapping in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.

Welbeck, formerly of United that lifted the title during the 2012-13 season, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak with four recent goals, exceeding his tally in his previous 15.

Leading Stories

Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused about the considerations of Thomas Tuchel.

It is widely discussed the fixture might affect for both teams’ seasons during the league campaign progresses.

Star performers are Fernandes from the hosts and the Brighton forward for the visitors, each performing well in recent weeks.