Man Utd v Albion
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Old Trafford
Date: Sunday 7th August 2022
Kick-off: 14:00 BST
Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Neil Davies
Fourth Official: Michael Salisbury
VAR: John Brooks
Additional VAR: Timothy Wood
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo could be involved, despite featuring for just 45 minutes in pre-season.
Anthony Martial is out with a hamstring strain, but Jadon Sancho and Luke Shaw have both recovered from illness.
Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister will be available after shaking off a recent groin issue.
Jakub Moder is the only long-term absentee and remains sidelined with the knee injury he picked up last season.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
[*=left]Manchester United will open a top-flight season against Brighton for the first time.
[*=left]Brighton have lost six of their last seven Premier League games against United, but did record an emphatic 4-0 home win in their last meeting in May.
[*=left]The Seagulls have never won in 14 visits to Old Trafford, losing 12 of those trips, including the last eight in a row.
[*=left]Manchester United have won their first Premier League match in 10 of the past 13 seasons (L3), including a 5-1 against Leeds United last term.
[*=left]The Red Devils have won 20 matches on the opening Premier League weekend, more than any other club.
[*=left]Erik ten Hag will be the eighth manager (including caretakers) to take charge of Manchester United in the nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Six of the previous seven won their first match in charge.
[*=left]The last five Dutchmen to manage in the Premier League have lost their opening game. Only one Dutch manager has won on his debut - Guus Hiddink with Chelsea at Aston Villa in February 2009.
[*=left]Bruno Fernandes has four goals and two assists in five Premier League appearances against Brighton.
[*=left]The Seagulls have lost all 10 Premier League games they've played in Manchester - five against United and five versus City.
[*=left]None of Brighton's opening Premier League matches in the past five seasons have finished level (W2, L3).
[*=left]Graham Potter's side lost just one of their final nine games last season (W5, D3).
[*=left]They had the fifth-best away record in the top flight last term, losing just four times (W7, D8).
[*=left]Pascal Gross has scored in all three of Brighton's wins over Manchester United and has a total of four goals against the Red Devils.
Graham Potter's Man Utd Press Conference
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