Man Utd v Brighton

Manchester United vs Brighton Preview

Manchester United take on Brighton at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon as the Premier League action returns this weekend and the Red Devils will be hoping for an upturn in fortunes after making a mixed start to their new top flight campaign before the international break.

Two wins and two defeats in their opening four games of this new season has placed Manchester United in an early mid-table position of 11th in the Premier League table following wins against Wolves and Nottingham Forest, while also losing to Tottenham and Arsenal as well.

Both of United's wins were achieved on home soil at Old Trafford with victories against Wolves and Nottingham Forest but neither win was particularly convincing and the two defeats were inflicted upon Erik ten Hag's men on their travels.

Nevertheless, Manchester United have won six out of their last eight matches overall in the English top flight in recent times and five of these six wins have been recorded at Old Trafford, so the hosts will be confident that they can get off to a winning start on resumption of the Premier League action this Saturday.

Brighton have fared slightly better than their upcoming hosts as The Seagulls have registered three wins from their opening four games of this new top flight campaign which has helped lift the south coast club up into sixth place ahead of this potentially tough trip to Old Trafford on Saturday.

Victories against Luton Town, Wolves and most impressive of all, Newcastle United, have given Roberto de Zerbi's side a solid start to this new campaign and they too will be in confident mood as they look to re-start their season following the recent international break.

Brighton's one defeat so far this season was a heavy and somewhat unexpected 3-1 defeat at home to West Ham but although The Seagulls have also slipped to the occasional defeats in recent times with losses to the likes of Everton, Newcastle United, Aston Villa and West Ham, they did record a 1-0 win against Manchester United in their last meeting back in May.

However, Brighton haven't been entirely convincing away from home in recent times as The Seagulls have collected just four wins out of their last 10 matches on the road along with being handed four defeats as well within this period.

Manchester United v Brighton Verdict

Although the honours have been shared in recent exchanges between Manchester United and Brighton, the Red Devils do hold a steady record at home against Brighton as the hosts have won six of the previous seven encounters at Old Trafford and ten Hag's men may just gain the upper hand again this Saturday as they look to kick-start their season.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester Utd win @ 2.15

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester Utd win & Under 3.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct score: Manchester Utd 2-0 @ 17.00