Saturday, at 15:00, Manchester United can continue the march to the UEFA Champions League, with a new success on its own. In the 6th place, Watford, the “devils” are not allowed to take the wrong steps in front of Brighton after winning Totteham (1-0) in the previous round, 22 -a.
The hosts are without the services of the Argentine defender Rojo, while Sanchez and Smalling are in the process of recovery and could be on Saturday. Chris Hughton can not rely on the acrobats Izquierdo, Jahanbakhash and Bernardo, while goalkeeper Ryan is still left with the Australian national team. The Murray Topaz is fit and could be reserved.
With six wins in a row since taking over the team, Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has set a new club record, which no other manager has ever managed to make on his debut on the Red Devils bench. Solskjaer has all the motivation to continue the good series because a possible qualification in the Champions League groups could bring him a permanent contract to his club and the players seem to feel much better under the command of the former Nordic striker. The hosts come after success with Tottenham (1-0), Reading (2-0), Newcastle (2-0), Bournemouth (4-1) and Huddersfield (3-1), while Brighton succumbed to Liverpool last round , score 0-1.
Manchester United looks much better in the last month and has an average of 3.25 goals scored in the last 4 league matches, managing to improve defensive performance along the way. United is on 6th place (go-go 44-32), while Brighton, which Florin Andone is announced as an attacking champion, ranks 13th (24-30 golaver), still far from relegation. “The Seagulls” have only one victory in the last 5 stages and this is seen in the standings, and manager Chris Hughton has warned the students that the underground battle is not won yet.
Brighton has only one victory this season in front of the Top 6 bands, and it was managed in front of Manchester United in the tour (3-2) when Jose Mourinho barely linked the results. With just one goalless match in the championship, Brighton does not have the quality required to block hosts and the statistics show us that the blue-whites have received at least two goals in 7 of the last 11 Premier League games. On the other hand, United is in maximum shape, striker Rashford has scored in 4 of the last 5 rounds and 77% of the “devils” have ended with at least three goals scored – the best ratio of all the first English bands league! We’re gonna miss the goals and the weekend.
MANCHESTER UNITED – BRIGHTON’S PROBABLE TEAMS:
Manchester United: De Gea – Young, Lindelof, Jones, Shaw – Herrera, Matic, Pogba – Mata, Rashford, Martial
Brighton: Button – Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong – Gross, Stephens, Propper – S. March, Andone, Locadia
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.68
