Man Utd versus Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Updates
Match Preview
Manchester United, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three consecutive successes on the bounce this evening. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, Brighton are the Seagulls, having triumphed on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, and six of the last seven League meetings between the clubs.
Despite United’s form; Brighton have found relatively easy. Nevertheless, the visitors are also famously erratic as their hosts, so this game is intriguing and possibly rollickingly good entertainment.
The match begins at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, kids. Game on!
Starting XIs
Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Squad Updates
Manchester United make two adjustments following last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Harry Maguire doesn’t feature completely, Yoro replaces him in defence.
Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Malacia returns among the substitutes in 2025-26.
Brighton have made one change post-success against versus Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, including De Cuyper instead of Gómez, who drops to the bench.
The striker, formerly of United to win the Premier League in 2012-13, comes back to Manchester in fine form with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
The manager pays little heed for the opinions of the Reds’ manager … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes from the German coach.
It is widely discussed this encounter might affect their campaigns during the league continues.
Ones to watch feature the captain in red plus Welbeck in blue and white, both in fine form recently.
