Man Utd against Brighton – Premier League Live Coverage
Preamble
Manchester United, after defeating Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting a trio of victories in a row tonight. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed on each of their last three trips at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven encounters head-to-head.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found relatively easy. That said, Brighton themselves remain as gloriously unpredictable like United, making this match both fascinating and potentially highly entertaining.
The match begins at 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, kids. Game on!
Starting XIs
Man Utd: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Team News
United decided on two adjustments in the wake of last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Šeško starts for Mason Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out entirely, Yoro steps in in defence.
An issue arose this week in practice. Tyrell Malacia is named on the bench in 2025-26.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch post-success against against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, including Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, formerly of United champions in back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford in fine form with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed over his last 15 matches.
Leading Stories
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes from the German coach.
Analysts have noted this encounter may influence their campaigns during the league continues.
Key players to watch include Bruno Fernandes for United plus Welbeck for the visitors, both in fine form in recent weeks.
