Manchester United predicted line-up vs Brighton as Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Bruno Fernandes start

Manchester United will be hoping to stretch their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six matches when they travel to the Amex Stadium to face Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday night.

United, who defeated the Seagulls on penalties at the semi-final stage of the FA Cup less than a fortnight ago, will be looking to build on Sunday's 1-0 win over Aston Villa and take another giant stride towards securing a top-four finish. A win on the south coast would move them above third-placed Newcastle United and onto 66 points.

The Reds have been almost faultless in the league since their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle at the start of last month, winning four of their last five matches. They have also accompanied each of those victories with a clean sheet.

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The triumph over Villa marked a 15th clean sheet in the league this season for the Reds, meaning they will be keen to add to that tally against Brighton, who will be targeting a famous league double following their opening-day win at Old Trafford back in August.

Goalkeeper David de Gea has contributed to each of those 15 clean sheets and he will be going in search of a 16th against Roberto De Zerbi's side. He has started every Premier League game this season and that trend is set to continue at the Amex.

Ahead of the former Atletico Madrid shot-stopper, manager Erik ten Hag has a crucial decision to make at right-back, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka knocking on the door for a recall. He was, much to almost everyone's surprise, named on the bench against Villa and will be determined to wrestle his place back, particularly after performing so well against Brighton at Wembley last month.

The way in which Wan-Bissaka dealt with the