Manchester United will be targeting a third Premier League win in succession when they take on Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
After earning a 2-0 win over Sunderland in their last home game, the Red Devils claimed their most eye-catching result of the season to date with a 2-1 victory away at rivals Liverpool last Sunday.
That triumph has lifted Ruben Amorim’s side up to 9th position in the Premier League table, just three points behind second-placed Man City.
Seeking to remain on an upward curve, United will look to bank another three points when Brighton come to town.
The Seagulls returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Newcastle last Saturday.
As such, Fabian Hurzeler’s side will make the trip north to Manchester having avoided defeat in each of their last four top-flight outings.
How the bookies view it: Red Devils to deliver
The bookmakers' odds suggest that Manchester United will make it three wins on the bounce on Saturday afternoon, with a Red Devils success priced up at even-money (1/1) on BOYLE Sports.
Despite avoiding defeat in each of their last two Premier League away games, Brighton are big outsiders here at 23/10 on BOYLE Sports while a share of the Old Trafford spoils is trading at 13/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: Advantage Albion
Brighton can draw confidence from the fact that they have taken top honours from six of the last seven Premier League meetings between the pair, including each of the two encounters last term.
Players to watch: Mbeumo to make his mark?
Bundling up one shot on target alongside two shots from Bryan Mbeumo will bring about a 20/23 Bet Builder on Bet365 that holds plenty of appeal. This combination clicked during United’s 2-1 win at Anfield last weekend.
Having racked up four goals across his last three Premier League appearances, former Man United man Danny Welbeck looks a touch too big to register one on-target effort during this contest at 3/4 with Ladbrokes.
Predicted line-ups
Lisandro Martinez is closing in on a return to first-team action but this weekend’s clash with Brighton may come too soon for the Manchester United defender.
As for the visitors, they look set to be without Adam Webster, Brajan Gruda, Diego Gomez, Jack Hinshelwood, Joel Veltman, Kaoru Mitoma and Solly March on Saturday afternoon.
Manchester United: Lammens; de Ligt, Maguire, Shaw; Dalot, Ugarte, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbuemo, Amad; Sesko
Brighton: Verbruggen; Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Kadioglu; Welbeck
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing both teams to score alongside both teams to receive a card looks well worthy of support at 4/5 on Bet365.
This formula would have proven profitable in three of Man United’s last six Premier League games, including two of their previous three at Old Trafford.
What’s more, this selection would have been a winning one in five of Brighton’s last six top-flight tussles.
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