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The Red Devils, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three consecutive successes on the bounce in this match. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim now more than ever!

However, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed on each of their last three trips at the Theatre of Dreams, plus six out of seven League meetings head-to-head.

Despite United’s form; for the Seagulls relatively easy. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent as their hosts, making this match both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.

Kick-off is at 5.30 in the evening a final reminder for now as the clocks go back this evening, folks. It’s on!

The Teams

Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

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

Selection Changes

Manchester United make a couple of alterations in the wake of last week’s victory against Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, and the match-winner Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.

An issue arose during training this week. Malacia returns among the substitutes this campaign.

The Seagulls opted for a single switch after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, including De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.

Danny Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in during the 2012-13 season, visits his old club with great momentum of four goals in three games, an improvement on from 15 prior games.

Pre-Match Patter

The manager pays little heed about the views of the Reds’ manager … while Welbeck is focused with the thought processes from the German coach.

It is widely discussed this encounter may influence their campaigns in the top flight unfolds.

Star performers are Bruno Fernandes in red plus Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well recently.