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Preamble

Manchester United, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for three Premier League wins straight this evening. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim currently!

Yet, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven League meetings in this rivalry.

Forget the momentum; it’s been straightforward it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent like United, so this game is intriguing and possibly highly entertaining.

Start time is 5.30 in the evening and we say this for the last time in a while with daylight saving ending, folks. Game on!

Starting XIs

Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

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

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

Team News

Man Utd have made two adjustments following their 2-1 win away to Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, while last week’s win-securing hero Maguire is absent at all, Yoro replaces him in defence.

Maguire picked up an injury in midweek sessions. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad this campaign.

Brighton have made one change after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, including Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, who drops to the bench.

Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad that lifted the title in 2012-13, visits his old club with great momentum of four goals in three games, an improvement on in his previous 15.

Pre-Match Patter

Amorim is unfazed for the opinions of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.

It is widely discussed this encounter may influence their respective fortunes as the Premier League continues.

Key players to watch are Bruno Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck in blue and white, each performing well recently.