Brighton vs Manchester United live commentary: Joshua Zirkzee tipped to start – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Manchester United travel to Brighton this weekend looking to build on their opening-day win over Fulham, live on talkSPORT.

He Red Devils beat Fulham 1-0 at Old Trafford in their Premier League opener, but it was a very similar story to last season. Erik the Hag's men, who did not play well but got three points.

The Cottagers dominated for long periods of the game, and finishing errors cost them the signing of Manchester United's new striker. Joshua Zirkzee He came off the bench to score the winning goal at the last moment.

Meanwhile, Brighton They were very impressive under their new boss, Fabian Hurzeler.

The Seagulls thrashed ten-man Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park to kick off their post-Roberto De Zerbi reign perfectly.

Brighton played some great football against the Toffees, while their new signings looked dangerous.

Brighton vs Manchester United: Milner, the magician

Brighton may have made plenty of summer signings ahead of this season, but it still depends on… James Milner.

The experienced midfielder started in the 3-0 win over Everton and put in a solid performance.

He also made history and is the only player since the Premier League began to compete in 23 different seasons.

The 38-year-old is now just 19 games away from breaking Gareth Barry's all-time appearance record of 653, while being seven years his manager's senior.

He is a Premier League legend and the fact that he can still do his job is a testament to the hard work he has put in.

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• Brighton have won four of their last five Premier League games against Manchester United, although they lost their most recent meeting 2-0 at home on the final day of 2023/24.
• Manchester United have lost 43 per cent of their Premier League games against Brighton (6/14), their highest defeat rate against a single opponent in the competition's history.
• None of Brighton and Manchester United's 14 Premier League meetings have ended in a draw, with the Seagulls winning six to the Red Devils' eight. Only Manchester United and Wigan (16) have met more times in the competition without ever ending in a draw.

Brighton vs Manchester United: Date and how to follow

This Premier League match will take place on Saturday, August 24.

Kick-off at Amex is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

talkSPORT will have exclusive live coverage of the match on the south coast, with Reshmin Chowdhury as your presenter.

This will be followed by commentary from Sam Matterface and former England striker Darren Bent.

talkSPORT.com will also have a live blog taking you through the action.

To tune in to talkSPORT via the website, Click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen through talkSPORT Appon DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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• Brighton have lost four of their last five Premier League home games (W1), more than they had in their previous 25 at the Amex Stadium (W14 D8 L3).
• After beating Fulham 1-0 in their opening game, Manchester United are looking to win their opening two games in a Premier League campaign for the first time since 2017/18.
• Brighton have won 10 of their 22 Premier League games in August (D3 L9). It is their highest win percentage in a single month in the competition (45%), while in no month have they won more games (also 10 in December).

Brighton vs Manchester United: team news

Even though the season has only just started, Brighton already have plenty of injury problems.

Since last year, they are still without Solly March, Pervis Estupinan, Julio Enciso and Evan Ferguson.

Bart Verbruggen suffered an injury in pre-season and will be out, while Yankuba Minteh suffered a concussion against Everton and is unlikely to feature.

But the new Georginio will be able to debut after completing a Leeds to Brighton £40m transfer.

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Meanwhile, Manchester United are still without a permanent left-back.

Luke Shaw has a calf injury and Tyrell Malacia has not played for more than a year.

They will join Leny Yoro and Rasmus Hojlund on the sidelines.

Ten Hag could give Matthijs de Ligt his first start after making his debut against Fulham.

Joshua Zirkzee will also be hoping to lead the charge in Hojlund's absence.

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• Brighton's Danny Welbeck scored and assisted against Everton on Matchday 1, marking his 15th consecutive Premier League campaign (16th overall). He has also scored four Premier League goals against his former side Manchester United, making him the highest-scoring player against the Red Devils to have previously played for them in the competition.
• Brighton's James Milner now holds the record for having appeared in the most Premier League campaigns (23). He has been on the winning side in 11 of his 35 appearances against Manchester United in the competition, with only Kyle Walker having beaten the Red Devils on more occasions (12).
• Bruno Fernandes has scored (4) or assisted (2) in six of Manchester United's last 13 Premier League goals against Brighton. The Portuguese only has more goals and assists in total against Everton, Leeds (8 each) and Aston Villa (7) in the competition than he has against Brighton (6).
• In the game against Fulham on Matchday 1, Joshua Zirkzee became only the second player to come off the bench and score the winning goal on his Premier League debut for Manchester United after Federico Macheda in April 2009. The last player to score in his first two league appearances for the Red Devils was Antony in October 2022.

Brighton vs Man United: What's been said?

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel wants Mason Mount to move to Zirkzee.

Speaking to beIN SPORTS, he said: “He scored the goal and played well coming on.”

“For me, maybe yes (he starts against Brighton).

“I keep saying Mason Mount needs to have a really good season and he didn't do that today.

“So you think about starting Joshua and bringing Bruno (Fernandes) a little bit further back… you want to see United playing with a striker.”