Manchester United take on Brighton on Saturday as they aim to build momentum after a winning start to the new Premier League season.
It’s been a promising first week of the new campaign for Manchester United, who followed up the double swoop signings of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui with a winning start to 2024/25.
Erik ten Hag’s side scrapped past a combative Fulham with a narrow 1-0 victory at Old Trafford last Friday, with debutant Joshua Zirkzee grabbing the late winner.
United have a tougher test in their first away day of the season as they travel south to take on Brighton this weekend.
The Seagulls sit at the top of the table after defeating Everton 3-0 in their opening match and have added more attacking talent with the signing of Georginio Rutter this week.
If United are to prove they’ve turned a corner, then they will have to put in a good performance against a very dangerous side.
Here is everything you need to know about the match.
What time does Brighton vs Man Utd kick-off?
United will take on Brighton in their first away game of the season on Saturday, August 24 at the AMEX Stadium.
Kick-off on the south coast is at 12:30 pm.
How to watch Brighton vs United
There are two ways to watch United take on Brighton in the UK. They are:
TV channel
Brighton vs United will be televised on TNT Sports 1 in the U.K., with coverage getting underway at 11 am.
Brighton vs Man United live stream
The match will also be available to stream live on Discovery+, the streaming platform that hosts TNT. To get access, though, you will have to pay £30.99 for a monthly pass.
Brighton vs Manchester United team news
It may only be the second match week of the season but United already have several injuries to contend with.
Defensive quartet Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Victor Lindelof and Tyrell Malacia are all sidelined while Harry Maguire is a doubt after limping off against Fulham.
Rasmus Hojlund also remains sidelined but Jadon Sancho may return after missing the opening game due to an ear infection.
Brighton also have a host of injuries with a total of nine players doubtful for the game.
Manager Fabian Hurzeler could be without Solly March, Bart Verbruggen, Evan Ferguson, Pervis Estupinan, Tariq Lamptey, Yankuba Minteh, Bragan Grtuda, Julio Enciso and Igor.
Referee and officials
Craig Pawson will referee United vs Brighton and the rest of the officials’ team is as follows:
- Referee: Craig Pawson
- Assistants: Marc Perry, Nick Hopton
- Fourth official: Bobby Madley
- VAR: Chris Kavanagh
- Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis.
Brighton vs Man Utd prediction
United did play some good football against Fulham but were on the backfoot for as just as long as they were in control. If the Cottagers had more quality in attack, they could have seriously hurt United.
Brighton do have that quality and have shown multiple times they are more than capable of hurting United in recent seasons. This will be a tough game for Ten Hag’s side.
Prediction: Brighton 2-2 United
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