Manchester United will on Sunday afternoon clash with Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium in the Premier League.
United head to the game following a 2-1 victory against Leicester City in their EPL opener last week Friday at the Old Trafford.
The Red Devils boss, Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Jesse Lingard, Nemanja Matic and Antonio Valencia are unlikely to be risked against Brighton, despite returning to training over the past week.
Striker, Romelu Lukaku, who was given a 23-minute runout from the bench last weekend following his exploits with Belgium at the 2018 World Cup, is still battling with fitness.
Diogo Dalot, Ander Herrera and Sergio Romero are United’s other absentees.
Forward, Alexis Sanchez is expected to start, but the Chilean international has failed to net in an away league match since helping Arsenal to victory against Crystal Palace last December.
Meanwhile, Chris Hughton’s Brighton head to the game following a 2-0 defeat to Watford in their EPL opener last weekend.
Brighton have won their last home league matches against United as they prevailed 1-0 in May’s fixture.
Captain Bruno limped off against Watford to join Florin Andone and Jose Izquierdo in the treatment room.
Forward, Glenn Murray is expected to retain his place in the attack position.
Bissouma and Jahanbakhsh may start following their appearances from the bench last time out, while Pascal Gross should keep his spot in the starting lineup as he has played a direct part in six of Albion’s last seven goals at home.
Brighton’s potential starting XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; Jahanbakhsh, Stephens, Bissouma, March; Gross; Murray
Manchester United’s potential starting XI: De Gea; Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw; Fred, Pereira, Pogba; Mata, Lukaku, Sanchez
The kick off time for the match is 4pm.
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