On Saturday in the afternoon, Manchester United will host Brighton. It should be an entertaining matchup at Old Trafford as both teams, who qualified for Europe last season, hope to do so again this year. View our predictions for Manchester United vs. Brighton.
Seagulls Ready to stun Red Devils again
Manchester United has won two of its previous four games into this one. In a game where the visitors will feel unfairly treated, the Red Devils opened the season with a 1-0 victory over Wolves at home. Wolves, who were arguably the superior team, were unable to score before having a stonewall penalty in the closing minutes of the game disallowed.
This was followed by a discouraging 2-0 loss at Tottenham, and then, after a contentious penalty call, a comeback victory over Nottingham Forest at home. Their final match before the break ended in a 3-1 loss at arch-rival Arsenal.
After a historic campaign in which they made history by reaching Europe for the first time in club history, Brighton enters this season. For their entertaining, attacking style of play, Roberto De Zerbi’s team has drawn the attention of many spectators, and so far this season, it has been successful.
Punch said in a statement that the Seagulls got off to the best possible start with back-to-back 4-1 victories (at home against Luton and away against Wolves), but they soon hit rock bottom after losing 3-1 at home to West Ham. Brighton, however, is now in sixth place after a convincing 3-1 victory over Newcastle, a Champions League team.
In the previous campaign, Brighton dominated the bigger clubs, defeating both Manchester United and Chelsea twice, beating Liverpool by four points, defeating Arsenal away, and drawing against Manchester City at home. Brighton appeared underpriced in the win market given its record against the Big Six and Manchester United’s injury woes.
Mitoma to make Impact
According to jerrymusa.com Brighton is renowned for its unwavering commitment to recruiting excellent young talent. The rise of Evan Ferguson is a shining example of their faith in youth. The 18-year-old’s ability to score goals has garnered him international attention.
The Irish international has maintained his excellent form this season, scoring four goals in four games (two starts) after scoring six goals in 19 league outings (10 starts) previous year. Ferguson has drawn the interest of numerous teams all over the world, and it won’t be long until there is a bidding war for his services. His hat trick against Newcastle was a shining display of his prodigious talent, and his second goal—a 25-yard piledriver into the bottom corner—was a perfect example of his amazing ball-striking skills.
Dalot to Play out of Position
Because of the injuries to Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, and Lizandro Martinez, Manchester United will likely start with a weaker defence. With Victor Lindelof and the heavily criticised Harry Maguire at centre back, Diego Dalot will likely play out of position at left back.
Wan-Bissaka, who was up in Croydon and attended Crystal Palace’s academy, Brighton’s bitter rival, will have an added motive to win this match. Kauro Mitoma, a noted world-class dribbler with a tonne of pace, will be his main rival for the game. A possible starter is Joao Pedro. The Brazilian forward, age 21, is a technical master and possesses exceptional dribbling skills.
In addition to being an aggressive midfielder, he enjoys roving and drifting wide. So far, he has received four yellow cards from rivals. Aaron Wan-Bissaka has a lot to deal with, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him pick up his third yellow card of the season while trying to contain Brighton’s talented front line.