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Preamble

The Red Devils, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting a trio of victories straight this evening. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim for the very first time!

Only problem is, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, with victories on each of their last three trips at Manchester United’s home, winning six from seven fixtures in this rivalry.

Despite United’s form; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent as their hosts, therefore the fixture appears both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.

Kick-off is at 5.30 in the evening a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, everyone. It’s on!

Starting XIs

Man Utd: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

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

Squad Updates

United decided on two changes in the wake of last week’s victory against Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, and the match-winner Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.

Maguire picked up an injury this week in practice. Tyrell Malacia is named in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.

Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch after their 2-1 home win 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 champions in during the 2012-13 season, visits his old club with great momentum of four goals in three games, exceeding his tally over his last 15 matches.

Pre-Match Patter

Amorim is unfazed for the opinions of Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned regarding the plans of Thomas Tuchel.

Analysts have noted that this match could have implications for both teams’ seasons in the top flight campaign progresses.

Ones to watch are Bruno Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck in blue and white, both in fine form lately.