On Saturday Dec 18th, Manchester United will play host to Brighton & Hove Albion in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 5th placed Manchester United, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Cristiano Ronaldo struck first for Manchester United in the 75th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Norwich City couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester United ran away with the shutout win. Manchester United is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Brighton & Hove Albion, recorded a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Armando Broja struck first for Southampton in the 29th minute on a feed from Nathan Redmond, then in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Jakub Moder sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Neal Maupay earning them at least the one point. Brighton & Hove Albion looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Manchester United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Neal Maupay has been the most prolific scorer on Brighton & Hove Albion in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Cristiano Ronaldo. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Nemanja Matić and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are unavailable to play for Ralf Rangnick’s team, while Graham Potter’s Brighton & Hove Albion squad will be without Adam Lallana, Steven Alzate, Adam Webster and Jeremy Sarmiento.