Manchester United will face fierce rivals Liverpool on Monday night, as Erik ten Hag's side look for their first win of the 2022/23 Premier League season.
07.08.2022 - 11:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United get their 2022/23 Premier League campaign underway on Sunday afternoon, as they host Brighton and Hove Albion.
Their game against Brighton will be United's first competitive fixture under Erik ten Hag, with the Dutch manager overseeing a promising pre-season. Jadon Sancho, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes all looked back to their best, while new singings Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez impressed in limited minutes.
The last time these two sides faced each other saw the Seagulls emerge as 4-0 winners — one of United's worst results in a disappointing 2021/22 season. Ten Hag will be hoping for a different result this time round, though United may be missing some key players for their Premier League opener.
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Ten Hag confirmed that Martial will be out of the game versus Brighton, but fans will have to 'see on Sunday' if Cristiano Ronaldo starts. Ten Hag also hinted in pre-season that Harry Maguire and Martinez could be his centre-back partnership, with Raphael Varane on the bench.
So, what line-ups will both teams select? To find out, we used FIFA 22 to get a score prediction for Manchester United versus Brighton, and this is what happened.
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 22 and updated the squads with the latest transfers. Due to FIFA 22 not having the latest kits, both sides lined up in the kits from the 2021/22 season.
We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: De Gea; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Malacia; Fred, Eriksen, Fernandes; Sancho, Ronaldo, Rashford.
We predict that the Seagulls could set up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with their
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