How Manchester United should line up vs Brighton in Premier League fixture

Manchester United can win three games on the spin against Brighton this weekend.

United produced a heroic performance to beat Arsenal on penalties in the FA Cup third round but came back down to earth when Southampton visited Old Trafford on Thursday.

Southampton have just six points and headed into the match with a -32 goal difference, but they were the better side for most of the contest and were on course for a shock 1-0 victory until the in-form Amad turned the game on its head by scoring a hat-trick in the final 10 minutes.

The win moved United up to 12th in the Premier League table and there is an opportunity to win three successive games on Sunday when Brighton make the trip to Manchester.

Regarding the team news, Diogo Dalot will be available after serving his suspension, but the game has come too soon for Luke Shaw, who is slowly closing in on a return to action.

The manner of United's unconvincing win against Southampton, as well as the tight turnaround between games, warrant changes against Brighton. Harry Maguire was always going to start today and that is more urgent after Leny Yoro was the spread on Kamaldeen Sulemana's toast.

Kobbie Mainoo failed to exert control and United improved with Bruno Fernandes deeper and Joshua Zirkzee dropping off. Zirkzee had to start in midweek and will today.

For the balance of the team, full backs on the wings are permissible and Amad is a playmaker who makes United play.

It looks like the only difference I would make to Samuel's team is playing Dalot at left wing-back and Mazraoui at right wing-back. That's how they lined up against Liverpool and Arsenal, and it makes sense to start the pair in those roles after Amad dropped back against Southampton.

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