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Erik ten Hag takes charge of Manchester United for the first time in a competitive game on Sunday at Old Trafford as his side hosts Brighton in the Premier ...

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The perfect start today would be a comfortable win, though Brighton made easy work of United earlier this year and will be sensing another opportunity. Follow the game LIVE with Standard Sport below! Yet another new era begins for United this afternoon as Erik ten Hag’s make his competitive bow as manager.

Manchester United host Brighton at Old Trafford this afternoon in their Premier League season opener. The contest will see new Red Devils' boss Erik Ten Hag ...

United fans will be hoping to see the likes of Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen, and Tyrell Malacia make their competitive debuts. This could open up an opportunity for Cristiano Ronaldo to start the match in spite of his reported wish to leave the club this summer. As for Brighton, they enjoyed a strong campaign overall, with their 9th-placed finish the highest in the Premier League era.

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50 min Rashford has a shot blocked; then United appeal for handball against Lallana in the area. 57 min It’s getting a bit tetchy, at least on the United side. 48 min: Chance for Welbeck! It could be 3-0 to Brighton. Trossard lofts a cross towards Welbeck, who gets in front of Martinez at the near post and heads wide from eight yards. 54 min Martinez shoves Welbeck over in the area, a challenge so needless it’s almost weird. 60 min Sanchez makes a brilliant save from Rashford! The flag went up subsequently, but I’m not sure it was offside. 65 min Ronaldo releases Dalot on the right, but his cutback is wtretched. Dalot cuts inside from the left (yep) and hits a fairly routine shot that is spilled by Sanchez. Happily for him, it falls to Lallana rather than a United player. 66 min “I’ve not seen a crucial decision bottled like that at Old Trafford since the heyday of Alex Ferguson,” says Thomas Atkins on the Martinez/Welbeck challenge in the 54th minute. The corner leads a goal! 76 min Martinez whistles a long-range shot just over the bar. It’s a deserved victory against a disjointed, desperate United side who showed Erik ten Hag the size of the task ahead. He smashes a cross-shot that is brilliantly blocked by the stretching Dunk!

Manchester United's latest new era kicks off proper this afternoon as Erik ten Hag's makes his competitive bow as manager, against Brighton.

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Manchester United host Brighton in their 2022/23 Premier League opener on Sunday, August 7 as Erik ten Hag manages in the English top flight for the first ...

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Manchester United will face Brighton at Old Trafford in Erik ten Hag's first Premier League game as manager.

The Portuguese netted a hat-trick on the opening weekend last season and against Brighton he boasts a formidable record of four goals and two assists in five league appearances against them. As decrepit as the stadium has become, in August, with the sunshine, it is still a resplendent and awe-inspiring sight. He’s got a handful today, Ten Hag, in that he will soon become familiar to the level of scrutiny a teamsheet attracts at United and he will have to explain himself before a ball has been kicked. Ten Hag needs to get points on the board before matches in which they could quite easily drop some. He had a mixed pre-season and following the signing of Christian Eriksen he finally has a worthy rival to his starting role. One of Ten Hag’s best friends whom he knows from growing up in Twente is a football journalist. It might not be the best look to put Ronaldo back into the side, but he is the only viable attacking option available. Elanga had a poor pre-season, and although Garnacho played well last weekend, he is still lacking minutes to go straight into the starting line up. Christian Eriksen was excellent in his two appearances last weekend but it is still somewhat of a surprise to see him start today. Martinez brings unique traits to the defensive line and was brought here with that starting role in mind. He was awful there against Leicester in April and his relocation is possibly informed by two sloppy performances against Villa and Atletico. Luke Shaw is a tad fortunate to be starting after a variable pre-season.

Manchester United kick off their 2022/23 Premier League campaign with they take on Brighton at Old Trafford this afternoon. Here are the confirmed line-ups:

Scott McTominay starts in midfield along with Fred so Donny van de Beek has to make do with a place among the substitutes this afternoon. Marcus Rashford gets a start and is expected to lead the line up front. Jadon Sancho also starts for Man Utd along with Bruno Fernandes while summer signing Christian Eriksen is handed his competitive debut and the Danish international will be looking to impress in his first appearance at Old Trafford as a United player.