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Introduction

Manchester United, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three Premier League wins straight tonight. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim now more than ever!

Only problem is, Brighton come from the south coast, with victories during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven encounters head-to-head.

Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. That said, the visitors are also famously erratic similar to their opponents, so this game is both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.

Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST one last mention as the clocks go back this evening, folks. Let’s go!

Starting XIs

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

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

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

Selection Changes

United decided on a couple of alterations in the wake of their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Šeško is selected for Mason Mount, who drops to the bench, and the match-winner Harry Maguire doesn’t feature completely, Yoro replaces him at the back.

An issue arose this week in practice. Tyrell Malacia is named in a Premier League squad this campaign.

The Seagulls opted for a single switch post-success against over Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.

The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League in 2012-13, 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 Arne Slot … yet Welbeck is mindful about the considerations of Thomas Tuchel.

It is widely discussed the fixture might affect their respective fortunes during the league campaign progresses.

Key players to watch feature Fernandes from the hosts and the Brighton forward from the away side, each performing well lately.