Brighton translated their immense pre-season form into the competitive games as they thrashed Everton 3-0 at Goodison on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck, and Simon Adingra were on target while newcomers Yankuba Minteh and Mads Wieffer provided assists on the occasion.
The Seagulls limited Everton to a single shot on target, dominating every aspect of the game from the first to the final whistle in Liverpool.
Fabian Hurzeler’s men will be looking to keep the got run of form going. They host Manchester United in the first match of Gameweek No 2 on Saturday afternoon at The AMEX.
The Red Devils also got off to a victorious start, beating Fulham 1-0 in the first match of the season at the Old Trafford.
Substitute Joshua Zirkzee notched the only goal with five minutes to play on the occasion.
Brighton vs Manchester United Prediction
Brighton certainly left the better impression on the opening day. They’ve also managed four wins from four outings in the pre-season.
The thread includes an amazing performance in a 4-0 thumping of Spanish La Liga side Villarreal in the final summer test two weeks ago.
The Seagulls won two of the previous three head-to-head matches against Manchester United. We see the value in backing the home win pick at the 2.50 odds.
Manchester United did a defensive overhaul during the summer. They traded Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Noussair Mazraoui who was fantastic on the right-back on his debut.
Leny Yoro and Mathijs de Ligt also arrived at Old Trafford. The former is injured while the latter could feature from the start at The AMEX.
Brighton kept three straight clean sheets in the pre-season while Manchester United provided a decent defensive showing against Fulham on the opening day.
