Manchester United vs Brighton prediction and odds: Old Trafford faithful set for another frustrating night

Check out our 57/50 Manchester United vs Brighton prediction below

The most damning aspect of Manchester United's failure to beat Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday is that it wasn't even a surprise. United have now drawn three successive games, in all of which they held the lead but failed to capitalise.

The same mistakes, at both ends of the pitch, are being made time and again and Ralf Rangnick must be tearing his hair out at the complete ineptitude of what are, on paper, talented footballers.

And if you think the visit of Brighton is the perfect opportunity to inject some life into this borderline embarrassing campaign, think again because this is going to be another very difficult game for the Reds.

United are 8/11 favourites with Grosvenor Sport to win this rearranged fixture, that's a shade bigger than the 4/7 they were to beat Southampton on Saturday, while the Seagulls are an extremely tempting 19/5 to inflict further misery on an already fed up Old Trafford crowd.

A lot has been made of United's sky-high shot count in recent weeks but they were actually out-shot by the Saints on Saturday, although the Reds had a much superior xGF of 2.1 compared to the Saints' 1.1.

But that's part of the problem; United are creating big chances and getting into great areas in the penalty area, much more so that earlier in the season, but the decisions they are making in those split moments are often flawed or just executed badly.

That is going to be an issue against Brighton because the Reds are unlikely to create a stack of big chances against this well-drilled Graham Potter side.

The Seagulls had little difficult swotting Watford aside without conceding at the weekend, a result which means they have only shipped 12