The Bank

When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer first took the wheel at Manchester United, he found that his best attacking trio consisted of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard. Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez were not a part of that first choice front line, and now both have moved on to Inter Milan.

United did not replace either of those players, who were both essentially a bust at Old Trafford. However, they did acquire winger Daniel James from Swansea City this summer, a pick-up that flew under the radar at the time. Today, in 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, we saw United play some exciting, energetic, great paced attacking football.

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Congratulations to Manchester United, who won 3-1 against Brighton & Hove Albion today, in a match that they easily should have won 5-1. Marcus Rashford scored, but he had some missed opportunities and easily should have had a brace, if not a hat trick in this one.

Rashford has brilliant potential, but he needs to work on finishing more clinically. He’s had his best when alongside Anthony Martial (two assists today), whose presence takes his game up a couple notches. This sequence here below is making the internet rounds; for obvious reasons.

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Manchester United team captain Ashley Young will get his break started early, as he is suspended for tomorrow’s Premier League fixture at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. The match precedes the final international break of 2019, and reigning World Cup champion France will resume competition without United forward Anthony Martial as part of their roster.

Young thinks that is an absolutely wrong decision on the part of French manager Didier Deschamps, noting the fine form of the French forward and the huge difference Martial has made when he’s been in the lineup.

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Brandon Williams is coming into his own and it’s happening right at the time that Manchester United needs him the most. The young academy graduate has racked some excellent statistics and looked in fine form while competing in the UEFA Europa League group stage.

The 19-year-old hometown here could make his first ever Premier League start tomorrow against Brighton & Hove Albion, as United look to enter the next international break on a positive note. Williams has been pressed into action as United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has forced down the depth chart at left back.

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For the #WoodwardOut and #GlazersOut crowd, the commentary of former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera will be music to their ears. For anyone who takes the stance that MUFC is a more or less a corporate branding/merchandising/marketing organization that also plays some football, Herrera’s comments will essentially back up your stance.

It’s kind of like a whistleblower in a way. Ander Herrera was certainly a man who played for the badge when he was at Old Trafford. No one took the Manchester derby rivalry more seriously and he won the club’s player of the year award during his stint there. Now having moved on to Paris Saint-Germain, transferring over on a free this past summer, he spoke about the differences between PSG and MUFC.

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Ready for the Brandon Williams show, Manchester United supporters? The youngster has racked some nice statistics and looked impressive in the Europa League competition. The promising academy graduate should likely start on Sunday against Brighton & Hove Albion, as United look to get a Premier League win before the next international break ensues.

Williams is pressed into action as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is forced down the depth chart at left back. Depending on last minute fitness situations, he may be forced to play third choice guys in midfield and defense as well. The good news is that maybe United have found something, a formula that kind of works in their 3-0 win at Partizan Belgrade last night.

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Manchester United seems to have righted the ship, at least a little bit, in Europe as they have conceded just one goal in their last three Europa League matches. At home though, still a shambles…at least when they’re playing someone not named Chelsea.

Sunday sees the Red Devils welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Old Trafford, and who knows what MUFC team will show up for this one. On paper, United should win easily but how many times have we said that this season, only to see the result be a draw or loss? With that spirit in mind, let’s take a look at the team news for this one.

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