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Preamble

Manchester United, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three Premier League wins on the bounce in this match. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim currently!

Only problem is, their visitors tonight are the Seagulls, with victories in their previous three visits at Manchester United’s home, and six of the last seven fixtures in this rivalry.

Despite United’s form; it’s been straightforward it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, therefore the fixture appears competing and maybe rollickingly good entertainment.

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

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

Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

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

Team News

Man Utd have made a couple of alterations after last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro steps in in defense.

An issue arose during training this week. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.

Brighton & Hove Albion make one alteration post-success against over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, swapping in De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, on the bench.

The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League back in 2013, comes back to Manchester in fine form of four goals in three games, exceeding his tally over his last 15 matches.

Pre-Match Patter

The manager pays little heed for the opinions of Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes by the former Chelsea manager.

It is widely discussed the fixture may influence their campaigns as the Premier League unfolds.

Key players to watch include Fernandes for United and the Brighton forward in blue and white, each performing well in recent weeks.