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Preamble

The Red Devils, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three Premier League wins in a row tonight. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim now more than ever!

However, their visitors tonight are the Seagulls, who have won during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven encounters in this rivalry.

Despite United’s form; Brighton have found relatively easy. Nevertheless, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent like United, so this game is intriguing and possibly highly entertaining.

The match begins at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now as the clocks go back this evening, kids. Let’s go!

The Teams

Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Match referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).

Squad Updates

Man Utd have made a couple of alterations following the Anfield triumph away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in for Mason Mount, who drops to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Maguire misses out at all, Yoro replaces him in defence.

He sustained a knock during training this week. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad for the first time this season.

Brighton & Hove Albion make one change following victory at home versus Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.

Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League back in 2013, visits his old club on a hot streak scoring four in three, an improvement on over his last 15 matches.

Pre-Match Patter

The manager pays little heed for the opinions of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.

It is widely discussed that this match may influence their respective fortunes during the league continues.

Star performers feature Bruno Fernandes in red and the Brighton forward for the visitors, both on song lately.