Manchester United players have praised David de Gea after he was confirmed as the Premier League Golden Glove winner.
04.05.2023 - 05:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United can jump into third in the Premier League and edge closer to Champions League football next season with a win against Brighton and Hove Albion on Thursday.
Bruno Fernandes scored the only goal of the game as United beat Aston Villa 1-0 in their last outing, ending a 10-game win streak for Villa and tightening their own grip on a top-four spot. The victory left United seven points clear of Liverpool in fifth, but Erik ten Hag's side hold a game in hand over their rivals.
Next up for United is a trip south to Brighton, facing the Seagulls for the second time in 11 days. The two sides drew 0-0 over 120 minutes in the FA Cup semi-final, with Ten Hag's side booking their spot in the final with a penalty shootout victory.
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To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Brighton could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Steele; Gross, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan; Mac Allister, Caicedo; March, Undav, Mitoma; Welbeck.
We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Shaw, Malacia; Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes; Antony, Rashford, Sancho.
Brighton started on top at the Amex, but United came closest with their first chance of the game when Victor Lindelof's header from Fernandes' corner was tipped over the crossbar. Apart from some set pieces, United struggled to cause any danger for the hosts, and after 37 minutes, the hosts pulled ahead.
An overload of players on the right saw Brighton move the ball forward, drawing plenty of United bodies across to
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