Manchester United confirm Erik ten Hag XI to face Brighton as Noussair Mazraoui starts

Erik ten Hag has elected to start Noussair Mazraoui again as Manchester United line up to face Brighton in their second Premier League tie of the season.

After a 1-0 victory over Fulham, with Joshua Zirkzee scoring on his debut at Old Trafford, Manchester United are now set to face Brighton.

Brighton are leading the Premier League table after a 3-0 win against Everton on the opening day. Erik ten Hag’s team will play their first home game of the season against them.

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In the match against Fulham, debutants Zirkzee, Matthijs de Ligt, and Noussair Mazraoui all made notable impacts and impressed the fans.

Some fans have said that they wanted to see Zirkzee and De LIgt handed their first starts, but Ten Hag has named an unchanged XI from the side that beat Fulham.

The full XIs for both teams can be read below.

Manchester United

Starting XI: Onana, Mazraoui, Maguire, Martínez, Dalot, Casemiro, Mainoo, Mount, Amad, Fernandes, Rashford.

Subs: Bayındır, De Ligt, Evans, Collyer, Eriksen, McTominay, Antony, Garnacho, Zirkzee.

Brighton

Starting XI: Steele, Veltman, Dunk, Van Hecke, Hinshelwood, Milner, Gilmour, Minteh, Joao Pedro, Mitoma, Welbeck.

Subs: Rushworth, Lamptey, Igor Julio, Webster, Enciso, Georginio, Baleba, Adingra, Ayari.

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