Manchester United, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, aim for three Premier League wins in a row in this match. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
However, Brighton are the Seagulls, with victories during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls relatively easy. That said, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent similar to their opponents, making this match competing and maybe thrilling to watch.
Start time is 17:30 BST one last mention because remember the clocks fall back tonight, kids. Game on!
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Manchester United make two adjustments following the Anfield triumph away to Liverpool. Šeško is selected for Mason Mount, now on the substitutes, and the match-winner Maguire misses out entirely, Leny Yoro taking his place at the back.
He sustained a knock this week in practice. Tyrell Malacia is named on the bench in 2025-26.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch following victory at home over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, including De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.
The striker, ex-United player champions in during the 2012-13 season, comes back to Manchester in fine form of four goals in three games, one more than he’d managed over his last 15 matches.
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.
Various reports suggest that this match could have implications for both teams’ seasons during the league campaign progresses.
Star performers feature Fernandes for United and the Brighton forward from the away side, both in fine form recently.
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