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Introduction

The Red Devils, having just beaten Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for three Premier League wins in a row this evening. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!

However, Brighton are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed in their previous three visits at Manchester United’s home, plus six out of seven League meetings between the clubs.

Never mind the wind behind; it’s been straightforward very comfortable. Nevertheless, Brighton themselves remain famously erratic similar to their opponents, therefore the fixture appears intriguing and possibly highly entertaining.

The match begins at 5.30 in the evening and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, folks. Game on!

Starting XIs

Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: 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 on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

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

Selection Changes

Man Utd have made a couple of alterations following the Anfield triumph away to Liverpool. Šeško is selected instead of Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.

Maguire picked up an injury this week in practice. Malacia returns among the substitutes in 2025-26.

The Seagulls opted for one alteration post-success against over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.

The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad that lifted the title during the 2012-13 season, visits his old club in fine form with four recent goals, an improvement on over his last 15 matches.

Build-Up

Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused with the thought processes from the German coach.

Various reports suggest the fixture might affect their campaigns in the top flight campaign progresses.

Ones to watch are Fernandes from the hosts and the Brighton forward for the visitors, both in fine form recently.