Why Manchester United vs Brighton kicks off at 8.15pm

Manchester United will be looking to arrest a run of three games without a victory when they welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Old Trafford on Tuesday evening.

United, for the third game in succession, let a 1-0 lead slip at home to Southampton on Saturday, meaning they were forced to settle for a point for the second Premier League game running after Che Adams' second-half leveller cancelled out Jadon Sancho's opener prior to the half-time interval.

Having played out back-to-back 1-1 stalemates with Burnley and Southampton, Ralf Rangnick's side will be desperate to get back to winning ways.

The Seagulls will make the long trip north with a spring in their step following Saturday's 2-0 win over Watford, meaning they have lost just one of their 12 away games in the league this season.

Due to a Covid-19 outbreak within the United squad ahead of Christmas, Brighton should have visited Old Trafford on December 18, for what would have been a 12:30pm kick-off in front of the BT Sport cameras.

However, Tuesday evening's contest between the two sides will not be screened live on TV in the UK. Nevertheless, it still has an unusual kick-off time of 8:15pm.

Kick-off times of 8:15pm have only been used in the past when matches have been screened live on Amazon Prime.

However, because of BT Sport's rights to show the Champions League, it means that takes centre stage on Tuesday evening, as they are broadcasting Manchester City's trip to Sporting Lisbon and Paris Saint-Germain's mouth-watering showdown with Real Madrid, both of which have a kick-off time of 8:00pm.

Therefore, United's tussle with Graham Potter's Seagulls has been scheduled for an 8:15pm start so that it does not directly clash with the beginning of the two