Manchester United's caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had a successful outing as he passed the biggest test as the boss of Red Devils after the success against Brighton. In his biggest test, he tactically overcame the strong Spurs team. For this week, Manchester United welcomes Brighton at Old Trafford. It should be easier outing but Solskjaer will look to win this one and equalize the record of Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti. These 2 managers are the only PL managers to collect 6 straight wins. He would want to continue his winning record this weekend.

At Wembley, United was a better team as they restricted Spurs without a shot in goal. United didn't play the best football in the second half but the world's best goalkeeper and luck were on their side. de Gea single-handedly secured the precious 3 points. If it was not de Gea, United wouldn't have won this match as he saved 3 to 4 sure goals. He made a total of 11 saves in this match.

Team Talk:

Ole has already found his best even and it doesn't look like he would change it. Marcus Rashford is leading the line for United. He scored 3 goals in last 3 matches. Behind him are Martial, Lingard, and Pogba. Pogba is running the show. He got the stunner cross to set Rashford last week. Martial and Lingard had been effective so far with their pace.

At the back, Baily is suspended for this match too. But it had not been a problem for United. Phil Jones and Victor Lindelof have done the best job for United keeping back to back clean sheets. The partnership is going well, and Baily might end up on the bench when he returns. Matic and Herrera are running the show in the midfield. For United, every position is looking settled and there is no problem at all. Also, Alexis Sanchez has returned and might start from the bench.

For Brighton, their goalkeeper Mathew Ryan and winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh is not available. Both will be busy for the Asia Cup for their respective country. Jose Izquierdo is also out because of the knee injury. Another absentee will be midfielder Yves Bissouma and defender Bernardo.

Recent Form

United will come to this match with 5 back to back win. It is the best record among the premier league clubs in the last 5 matches. Last game week, United convincingly won the first half but was lucky to escape the defeat in the second half.

For Brighton, they were in fine form too. They were undefeated for last 4 matches before losing to Liverpool. In that period, Brighton defeated Everton and Bournemouth. They also played a 1-1 draw against Arsenal and a 2-2 draw against West Ham United. They did great against Liverpool too. Brighton didn't concede the entire first half and did well to hold Liverpool. But the luck was not on their side as they conceded a penalty in the second half which Salah converted into a goal. Liverpool won the match with this only goal.

Head to Head:

No Manchester United fan would forget the last meeting between these 2 teams. It was misery for United under Mourinho last time. After 2 quick goals by Glenn Murray and Shane Duffy, Brighton was 2-0 ahead by the half an hour mark. Romelu Lukaku got one back to take decrease the lead. But Pascal Groß took away the game after at the end of the first half to maintain 2 goal lead against mighty United. United tried their luck for goals but it was all in vain. Paul Pogba scored the penalty in the 90th minute but it was not enough for Manchester United.

Historically United is a better team losing just 3 times but 2 of the defeat came in last 2 meeting. Brighton also defeated at United last season. United will be looking to take revenge against Brighton.

Betting:

Given the recent form of Manchester United, Manchester United win will be the safest bet to play here. But the available odds are not that good. But it is not surprising given the form of United. Brighton for sure can't stop United here. And Ole will be going for the sixth straight win which is going to be a premier league record.

The other favorable bet should be over 2.5 goals. In last 5 matches, Brighton failed to score against Liverpool but scored in the other 4 matches. During this period, Brighton scored 7 goals. And goals had been easy after Ole is back in the hot seat. We should see some goals here. I will take over 2.5 goals and United to win.

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