Team news

Mauricio Pochettino still has nine players in recovery and while Reece James and Marc Cucurella return from suspension tonight, Conor Gallagher serves a one-game ban. Several Academy talents will again be on the bench.

Although both returning full-backs were starters before their absence, Poch’s back four of tall centre-backs performed well against Brighton. Two of our three goals came from their big contributions, and only three sides have now scored more from set-plays.

Tonight’s hosts are one of the Lesser Pressing Sides in the division, so the bait-and-switch that opened Brighton up early on won’t work so well. That said, recognised full-backs might more readily exploit the gaps on the flank left by the Red Devils’ forwards. We saw Robert Sanchez catching the ball and initiating counter-attacks against Brighton, and the hosts’ organisation can be disrupted by quick breaks on the Old Trafford turf.Team news

Mauricio Pochettino still has nine players in recovery and while Reece James and Marc Cucurella return from suspension tonight, Conor Gallagher serves a one-game ban. Several Academy talents will again be on the bench.

Although both returning full-backs were starters before their absence, Poch’s back four of tall centre-backs performed well against Brighton. Two of our three goals came from their big contributions, and only three sides have now scored more from set-plays.

Tonight’s hosts are one of the lesser pressing sides in the division, so the bait-and-switch that opened Brighton up early on won’t work so well. That said, recognised full-backs might more readily exploit the gaps on the flank left by the Red Devils’ forwards. We saw Robert Sanchez catching the ball and initiating counter-attacks against Brighton, and the hosts’ organisation can be disrupted by quick breaks on the Old Trafford turf.