Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester United got off to a perfect start when the Premier League returned last weekend.
The Red Devils went top for a short while when they beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening match of the season, whilst a comfortable 3-0 win in Merseyside against Everton resulted in Brighton topping the league which is where they remain.
Goals from Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck and Simon Adingra gave Fabian Hurzeler his first win in his first game as Brighton manager, after Roberto De Zerbi departed during the summer.
Joshua Zirkzee scored on his debut for Man United in the 87th minute which meant Erik Ten Hag avoided frustration in his opening affair in what is a crucial season for the man in the dugout at Old Trafford.
Since Brighton's arrival in the Premier League in 2017, it has been a tough place to come for the red side of Manchester with the Seagulls winning on four different occasions. United's won on the closing day last season — their first in front of spectators at the Amex.
Team News
It is good news for the Seagulls as some of their injured players have returned to training in some shape or form.
Although it's unlikely Evan Ferguson, Pervis Estupinan and Tariq Lamptey will be involved too much on Saturday, Brighton fans will be happy to see some their key players start to return to fitness. However, Solly March and Bart Verbruggen are still set to be sidelined.
Hurzeller is expected to name a similar team as what he did away at Everton.
Leny Yoro, Rasmus Hojlund, Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia all remain sidelined for United with already existing injuries before the season began and Ten Hag has also confirmed Victor Lindelof will not be available for selection at the weekend.
The Dutchman could be set to give first starts to new signings Zirkzee and Matthijs De Ligt after they both came on against Fulham in the first game.
Likely line ups
Steele; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Hinshelwood, Milner, Wieffer, Minteh, Pedro, Mitoma, Welbeck.
Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot, Casemiro, Mainoo, Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford, Zirkzee.
Key players
Brighton - Yankuba Minteh
Despite a nasty head injury during the win against Everton, Yankuba Minteh has been confirmed to be fit against Manchester United for Brighton.
The new signing from Newcastle United (who impressed at Feyenoord last season) made a promising debut for the Seagulls and assisted Mitoma's goal which put his side 1-0 up.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher also named Minteh as his player to watch for the 24/25 season so this game against United could be another big chance for the Ghanian to make his mark not only at Brighton, but in the Premier League.
Manchester United - Joshua Zirkzee
It should be said it is not certain that Zirkzee will start for United but if he does, could he be the man to give them their second win?
Playing with an out-and-out striker is always the better option and was proven to be the case sometimes at Manchester United last season when Hojlund was fit. Zirkzee's positioning is convincing during attacks and was in the build-up to his goal against Fulham.
If Zirkzee is to get on the score sheet for Ten Hag's side again, it could start to silence some of United's biggest critics and make his mark on the pitch, unlike last season when Hojlund took a while to get going.
Match Details
Where is the game being played?
This game is being played at the Amex in Brighton which has a capacity of 31,876.
What time is kick off?
Kick-off down at the south coast is at 12:30 BST on Saturday 24th August.
Where can I watch the match?
The match is being shown on TNT Sports 1 with coverage getting underway from 11:00 BST.
