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Preamble

The Red Devils, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three Premier League wins on the bounce in this match. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!

However, the opposing team are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven encounters between the clubs.

Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, Brighton themselves remain consistently inconsistent similar to their opponents, so this game is both fascinating and potentially thrilling to watch.

The match begins at 5.30pm BST one last mention as the clocks go back this evening, everyone. Game on!

Starting XIs

United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).

Squad Updates

Manchester United make two adjustments following last week’s victory against Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent entirely, Yoro replaces him at the back.

Maguire picked up an injury this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad on the bench this campaign.

Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.

Danny Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League in 2012-13, visits his old club on a hot streak with four recent goals, exceeding his tally in his previous 15.

Build-Up

The manager pays little heed about the views of the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.

Various reports suggest this encounter might affect their respective fortunes in the top flight campaign progresses.

Star performers feature the captain in red and Danny Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well in recent weeks.