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A week after beating Liverpool at Anfield, Manchester United will attempt to prove that wasn't a one-off under Ruben Amorim when it hosts Brighton in the Premier League.
Harry Maguire was the late hero for the Old Trafford side on Merseyside, and it will now try to pull together another victory, this time on home soil, when it faces the Seagulls.
The last time Manchester United won at home to Brighton, though, was back in 2022. Since then, it has lost 3-1 in this fixture twice and 2-1 once, with Fabian Hurzeler getting one over Amorim in January, a couple of months into his tenure.
In the UK, the game will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. It will be streamed for those with Sky's app.
In the US, television viewers can see the match unfold on NBC or stream it via Peacock. The game is scheduled to start at 5.30pm local time, which is 12.30pm ET.
Team news-wise, Manchester United has no major injury issues to contend with. Center-back Lisandro Martinez is closing in on a return from his serious knee injury.
The likes of Leny Yoro, Benjamin Sesko and Patrick Dorgu will all be pushing for starts but it would be a surprise if Amorim doesn’t go with the same starting XI that did so well at Liverpool.
That means Matheus Cunha is likely to start up top with Bryan Mbeumo and Mason Mount supporting him. Bruno Fernandes was very good and will hope to back that performance up with another strong showing.
Injuries have been mounting up at Brighton hard for a while now and Adam Webster, Solly March, and Jack Hinshelwood remain out. Brajan Gruda, Joel Veltman and Kaoru Mitoma have all been struggling with issues too.
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Former Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck has led the line for Brighton of late and the veteran scored twice in a big win against Newcastle United a week ago.
Georginio Rutter and Yankuba Minteh have been really lively in support of Welbeck in the early parts of the season and will look to give Maguire and co more problems than Liverpool managed.
"We use the good spirit of winning games," Amorim said in his pre-match press conference. "We know [the win at Liverpool] was a good weekend for us, but our focus is on the next game.
"[Liverpool] is in the past. And we need to understand that football changed a lot, especially in this kind of club. So, we are not thinking in the last game, we are thinking on this game, it’s going to be really hard to win."
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