Brighton vs Manchester Utd Prediction & Betting Tips (24 August)

Brighton could have gone to Europe for the second time in a row, but ended their season very poorly and ultimately found themselves in 11th place. We note in fact only one victory over the last 10 days, it was against Aston Villa 1-0, and several defeats against big teams: Liverpool, Arsenal, City, Chelsea and United. On the other hand, the course in C3 was reassuring with a 1/8th final reached. But determined to pull themselves together, the Seagulls had a perfect pre-season with 4 wins against Kashima 1-5, Verdy 2-4, QPR 0-1 and Villarreal 4-0. Like these meetings, the first day against Everton confirmed the trend, since the Toffees were crushed at home by Brighton 0-3. The Red Devils disappointed again last year, finishing only 8th in the league.

But a victory in the FA Cup allowed them to obtain a ticket to compete in Europe, a saving coronation for the team and for Ten Hag which was finally extended. During the last few days, we will note two interesting successes against Newcastle 3-2 and on the lawn of Brighton 1-2, after suffering worrying defeats against Palace 4-0 and Arsenal 0-1. The summer preparation is like this end of the season, in mixed colors, with two victories against Rangers 2-0 and Betis 3-2, but setbacks against Rosenborg 1-0, Arsenal 2-1 and Liverpool 0 -3. Before the start of the championship, the Red Devils narrowly lost against Manchester City in the Community Shield 1-1 FM, defeat at the TAB, before narrowly beating Fulham for the first day 1-0 thanks to a goal from rookie Zirkzee in the 87th minute. 

Brighton have decided to part ways with their coach De Zerbi, who had managed to qualify the team for the Europa League, but whose results had declined towards the end of the season. To replace him, the club called on Maurice Hurzeler, who had just been promoted to the Bundesliga with FC St. Pauli. At only 31 years old, the German coach arrives with a breath of fresh air. He will take the reins of a talented group, led by executives like Lewis Dunk in defense, Pervis Estupinan on the left side, the explosive Kaoru Mitoma, or the experienced Danny Welbeck and James Milner. Loan returns include Mahmoud Dahoud, while young signings like Yankuba Minteh, Bedi Yalcouye, Justin Wieffer and Brajan bring exciting potential to the team.

Goalkeeper Verbruggen, as well as young talents like Carlos Baleba, Julio Enciso, Facundo Buonanotte, Evan Ferguson, Jeremy Sarmiento, Joao Pedro and Simon Adingra, embody the future of the club. At the same time, Pascal Gross transferred to Borussia Dortmund, Ansu Fati returned to FC Barcelona after a disappointing loan, Adam Lallana left the club freely, and Ibrahim Osman was loaned to Feyenoord after being bought from Nordsjaelland. Furthermore, Deniz Undav, who shone on loan at Stuttgart with 18 goals and 9 assists, was definitively sold to the German club, and winger Sima left on loan to Brest. Brighton will nevertheless have to cope without several players for the start of the season, notably goalkeeper Verbruggen, defender Igor Julio and defender Solly March. On top of that, defenders Estupinan and Lamptey, midfielders Enciso and Gruda and attackers Ferguson and Rutter are doubtful.