Manchester United to face Brighton in their first away match
What's the story
Manchester United, under Jose Mourinho, will be traveling to the Amex Stadium tonight to face Brighton. Mourinho will try to silence his critics with an emphatic win over the weaker opponents. Brighton had lost their first match to Watford and will give in everything to upset matters tonight. Here is our match preview for tonight's EPL encounter.
Facts
Some interesting facts to gear you up for the match
Brighton have won just two times in their 19 games against United across all competitions. Since the initiation of the Premier League, the two teams have faced each other twice, winning once each. If United manage to win this match, Jose Mourinho will become the first Manchester United manager ever to win the first two games of the season thrice.
Brighton
Details on the Brighton squad
Former Valencia right-back Martin Montoya could make his debut tonight. Chris Hughton will most likely arrange his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Ryan as the custodian. Stephens and Bissouma will be the two defensive mid-fielders as Murray takes up the role of the lone striker. Jahanbakhsh and March will try to spread the play away towards the wings.
United
How does the Manchester United squad look?
Paul Pogba will be wearing the captain's armband tonight for Manchester United. Matic and Valencia did return to training on Thursday, but may not feature in tonight's encounter. Mourinho might opt for a 4-1-2-2-1 formation with the midfield spreading out from the center. Romelu Lukaku will be starting tonight with Sanchez and Mata on the wings. Fred might be featured as the CDM.
TV Listing
Predicted line-up and TV listing
Brighton- Ryan, Duffy, Dunk, Montoya, Bernardo, Stephens, Bissouma, Jahanbakhsh, Gross, March, Murray. Manchester United- David de Gea, Lindelof, Bailly, Darmian, Fred, Pogba, Pereira, Sanchez, Mata, Lukaku. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 8:30 PM and can be seen live on Star Sports Select, Star Sports Select HD, and Hotstar.