Man Utd 2-1 Brighton
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Old Trafford
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record-breaking start to life in the Manchester United dugout continued as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford struck against Brighton to secure a seventh straight win in all competitions.
On a day when Old Trafford stood to remember Sir Matt Busby ahead of the 25th anniversary of his death on Sunday, the caretaker manager broke another of the Scot's long-standing United records.
In the process of claiming a seventh successive victory in the hotseat, Solskjaer became the first Red Devils boss to win their first six league games, with Pogba's penalty and a Rashford stunner helping see off Chris Hughton's Brighton 2-1.
This victorious streak sees United's 1999 treble hero go level with Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola in the Premier League record books, and further justifies the club's decision to parachute him in to replace Jose Mourinho a month ago.
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Man Utd vs Brighton team news and line-ups
Man Utd: de Gea, Young, Jones, Lindelof, Dalot, Ander Herrera, Matic, Lingard, Pogba, Martial, Rashford
Subs: Bailly, Sanchez, Mata, Lukaku, Andreas Pereira, Darmian, Romero
Brighton: Button, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, March, Gross, Stephens, Propper, Locadia, Murray
Subs: Saltor, Kayal, Andone, Knockaert, Balogun, Steele, Gyokeres
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Score prediction: Man Utd 2-0 Brighton
Solskjaer has been credited with dramatically improving United's attack in a few short weeks, but the Norwegian has also been working to shore up a leaky defence - and he has been rewarded with three clean sheets in a row.
Brighton have only scored 24 goals this season, but have conceded just 30 - that's two fewer than United, and the last time the Seagulls conceded three or more was at the start of November against Everton.
While Solskjaer will want to attack from the off, he would probably swap a goal or two for a clean sheet ahead of some huge games in February.
TV channel, live stream online coverage and highlights
The match will not be televised live in the UK, but you can follow all the action on Standard Sport's LIVE blog with James Robson at Old Trafford.
Highlights will be shown on BBC's Match of the Day on Saturday night.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two sides have met three times in the Premier League, with Brighton - somewhat surprisingly - having the better record.
United won their first Premier League meeting 1-0 at Old Trafford in November 2017, but the Seagulls won the return fixture 1-0 at the Amex last May before shocking Mourinho earlier this season with a 3-2 home win in August.
