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Preamble

Man Utd, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three Premier League wins in a row in this match. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!

Yet, Brighton are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, and six of the last seven League meetings in this rivalry.

Forget the momentum; Brighton have found relatively easy. Nevertheless, the visitors are also as gloriously unpredictable like United, so this game is intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.

Start time is 17:30 BST a final reminder for now because remember the clocks fall back tonight, folks. Game on!

Starting XIs

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

The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

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

Team News

Manchester United make a couple of alterations in the wake of the Anfield triumph away to Liverpool. Šeško starts instead of Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro steps in at the back.

Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Tyrell Malacia is named among the substitutes in 2025-26.

The Seagulls opted for a single switch following victory at home versus Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.

The striker, formerly of United that lifted the title back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford on a hot streak of four goals in three games, exceeding his tally over his last 15 matches.

Build-Up

Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care about the views of Liverpool’s boss … while Welbeck is focused regarding the plans by the former Chelsea manager.

It is widely discussed this encounter could have implications for both teams’ seasons during the league continues.

Star performers include Bruno Fernandes in red and the Brighton forward in blue and white, each performing well lately.