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Manchester United and Brighton will go head-to-head in the FA Cup third round at Old Trafford on Sunday evening with both teams looking to progress to the next round and address their recent form issues.
Darren Fletcher's side come into this game on the back of three consecutive draws, including a 2-2 against Burnley in midweek in the Scot's first game in charge since Ruben Amorim's sacking. Fabian Hurzeler's side, on the other hand, have just one win in their last eight, but held Man City to a 1-1 draw in midweek in the Premier League.
Both teams are also dealing with injuries coming into this game, and this is how GIVEMESPORT expects the sides to line up as a result.
Man Utd Team News
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Man Utd were able to welcome back Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Mason Mount and Kobbie Mainoo to the squad against Burnley, and Fletcher has confirmed that they should all be available once again for this game.
Noussair Mazraoui, Bryan Mbeumo and Amad are still unavailable as they compete at AFCON, while Matthijs De Ligt remains sidelined with a lower back injury. Teenage phenom JJ Gabriel is eligible to make his first-team debut after shining for the Under-18's, and there have been suggestions he could be involved, although it looks unlikely at this stage.
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Man Utd Injuries and Suspensions
Player
Noussair Mazraoui
Amad
Bryan Mbeumo
Matthijs De Ligt
Fletcher Drops Team News Update
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Fletcher shared an update on his squad ahead of the game.
Man Utd Predicted XI
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Man Utd Predicted XI: Bayindir; Dalot, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Ugarte, Mainoo; Dorgu, Mount, Cunha; Zirkzee.
Man Utd Predicted Substitutes: Lammens (GK), Yoro (DEF), Malacia (DEF), Martinez (DEF), J. Fletcher (MID), Casemiro (MID), Fernandes (MID), Lacey (FWD), Sesko (FWD).
With Fletcher conscious of player management for this game, there could be several changes to the side from the Burnley game, including Joshua Zirkzee, Mainoo, and Harry Maguire starting.
That should see £580,000-a-week trio Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Sesko and Lisandro Martinez named on the bench, while JJ Gabriel must continue to wait for his first-team debut.
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Brighton Team News
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Brighton will be hoping to have some players returning for this game, with Joel Veltman and Babis Kostoulas expected to be available, while Yankuba Minteh will be assessed after dealing with a dead leg.
Stefanos Tzimas, Adam Webster, Solly March, Mats Wieffer all remain sidelined through injury, while Carlos Baleba won't return from AFCON in time despite Cameroon being eliminated on Thursday night.
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Brighton Injuries and Suspensions
Player
Stefanos Tzimas
Adam Webster
Solly March
Mats Wieffer
Carlos Baleba
Yankuba Minteh
Joel Veltman
Babis Kostoulas
Hurzeler Drops Team News Update
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Hurzeler shared an update on his squad ahead of the game.
Brighton Predicted XI
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Brighton Predicted XI: Steele (GK); De Cuyper, Dunk, Van Hecke, Coppola, Kadioglu; Hinshelwood, Ayari; Groß, Welbeck, Mitoma.
Brighton Predicted Substitutes: Verbruggen (GK), Boscagli (DEF), Veltman (DEF), Howell (MID), Milner (MID), Gruda (MID), Gomez (MID), Rutter (FWD), Kostoulas (FWD).
With United vulnerable, Brighton could go with a fairly strong team in this game to try and avenge their league defeat from earlier in the campaign, which could see Danny Welbeck, Pascal Groß and Karou Mitoma starting.
But some changes will be necessary, and £93,000-a-week star Georginio Rutter could find himself on the bench as a result.