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Manchester United welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to Outdated Trafford on Sunday afternoon, searching for two Premier League wins on the bounce for the primary time this season, after finally overcoming Southampton on Thursday evening.
United have solely performed Brighton 34 occasions and have gained 21 of them.
They’ve drawn 5 and have been on the shedding aspect eight occasions in whole.
Listed here are three storylines to whet the urge for food.
Danny Welbeck’s return
The Outdated Trafford crowd all the time enjoys welcoming again one in all their very own and Danny Welbeck will as soon as once more return to the place all of it started.
The Manchester native performed 142 occasions for the Crimson Devils scoring 29 objectives, together with a Champions League strike on the Bernabeu in 2013.
He has gone on to play for Arsenal, Watford and Brighton in his profession.
The 34 12 months outdated scored towards United within the Seagulls’ 2-1 victory over his former aspect in August and has discovered the again of the online 5 occasions within the league towards his outdated group.
Based on the BBC, “he has scored extra objectives towards the Crimson Devils than every other former participant within the Premier League.”
Brighton are actually United’s bogey aspect
The victory on Thursday was a reduction because it was the membership’s first victory at house for the reason that 1st of December and one other monkey on their again they’d like to do away with is their poor kind towards Brighton.
The Crimson Devils did win the final match of the season 2-0 on the south coast final 12 months however that was a rarity in latest historical past.
Regardless of United’s historic dominance of this fixture, Brighton have had the higher hand as of late.
“Brighton are vying to earn a 3rd consecutive Premier League away win at Manchester United. The one membership to have achieved that feat are Manchester Metropolis, on two separate events.”
What’s extra, “the Seagulls have gained 5 of their previous six Premier League matches versus the Crimson Devils, and 7 of 15 general. Their win charge of 47% is the best by any aspect towards United within the competitors’s historical past.”
United aiming for a greater begin
Curiously, United began their first two matches underneath Ruben Amorim in electrical trend scoring inside the primary two minutes towards Ipswich City and Bodo/Glimt.
Nonetheless, one facet that has characterised the membership’s play this season is poor begins to video games.
“The Crimson Devils have trailed at half-time in six top-flight fixtures this time period, second solely to Leicester.”
That is one thing that should be eradicated as frequently giving groups head begins, like they did on Thursday, is the very definition of taking pictures your self within the foot.
Subsequently, Amorim can be eager for his aspect to not fall behind on this encounter towards one of many hardest groups to beat within the league who’ve solely misplaced 4 league matches all season.
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