The Old Trafford giants tried to save last season after dropping to the lower part of the Premier League table and in the Europa League—but in the tournament final, it was another crisis-hit English side, Tottenham, who prevailed. Now, while slip-ups still occur, United have managed to climb back among the contenders for European spots. Amorim was eventually dismissed… and it all ended in a draw with Burnley.
In his first season in England, Hürzeler lifted his side to eighth place, but due to Crystal Palace’s cup triumph, Brighton still missed out on even a Conference League berth. The team is now aiming to improve further, but inconsistency and streaks of poor results have been an obstacle. Nevertheless, they beat Burnley and managed a draw with Manchester City.
United’s most notable and historic misstep this season was in the League Cup match against Grimsby. They barely drew level with a fourth-tier team in regulation time, only to be eliminated on penalties. Welbeck and company managed to beat Oxford and Barnsley but lost 0-2 to Arsenal in October.
Manchester United have drawn their last three matches
On average, Manchester United score 1.71 goals and concede 1.52 goals per match
76% of Manchester United’s matches end with both teams scoring, with an average total of 3.24 goals per game
Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in three consecutive games
On average, Brighton score 1.48 goals and concede 1.33 goals per match
67% of Brighton matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per game is 2.81.
Manchester United (probable lineup): Lammens – Shaw, Martínez, Heven, Diogo Dalot – Ugarte, Casemiro, Mount, Matheus Cunha, Dorgu – Šeško
Brighton & Hove Albion (probable lineup): Verbruggen – De Keyper, Dunk, Van Hecke, Hinshelwood – Groß, Ayari, Mitoma, Gómez, Kadioglu – Rutter.
Brighton won six out of eight encounters, with one defeat (and cup elimination). However, in October, they lost here at Old Trafford by a score of 2-4.
