Facundo Pellistri can prove Paul Scholes right in Manchester United vs Brighton

Following a turbulent international break, Manchester United will be itching to let the football do the talking once again come 3pm on Saturday afternoon.

United will resume their Premier League campaign at Old Trafford, welcoming Brighton & Hove Albion to M16 for what will be their third home game of the season. The Reds signed off for the recent pause with a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, a juncture that marked the beginning of a period of negativity and uncertainty.

Jadon Sancho's decision to hit back at Erik ten Hag in a social media post after the defeat to the Londoners dominated the headlines for a few days, ahead of United confirming they had given Antony a leave of absence after allegations of abuse were made against the Brazilian. No timeframe has been put on when he could return.

Amid the ongoing uncertainty currently surrounding his future and the question marks surrounding Sancho's position in Ten Hag's thinking, the door has opened for Facundo Pellistri. With Amad still sidelined through injury, he is at the top of the pecking order for the right-wing spot.

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The 21-year-old, who played twice for Uruguay over the recent international break, has only made 12 appearances for United since arriving at Old Trafford almost three years ago. All of those 12 outings have been awarded to him by Ten Hag, but only one of them has come in the form of a start.

The youngster's only start for United came back in March in the Europa League, when he got the nod for the 1-0 win over Real Betis in the second leg of the club's last-16 tie. United were 4-1 up from the first-leg and Ten Hag made the decision to give the Uruguayan the chance to prove