Brighton & Hove Albion welcome Manchester United to the Amex Stadium on Saturday 5:30 PM (Bangladesh time), with both clubs seeking to build on their opening-weekend victories in the Premier League.
The two teams meet just over three months after concluding the previous top-flight campaign on the South Coast, where the Red Devils secured a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Diogo Dalot and Rasmus Hojlund.
Six days after losing on penalties to rivals Manchester City in the Community Shield, Man United left it late to claim all three points in a slender 1-0 victory over Fulham at Old Trafford in the opening match of the new Premier League season last Friday.
The Red Devils gradually grew into the closely-fought contest after sluggish start and had summer signing Joshua Zirkzee to thank, as he came off the substitutes' bench to slot home the match-winner three minutes from time.
Manager Erik ten Hag believes that success over Fulham will 'strengthen the belief and confidence' within his team and has encouraged his players to continue improving as the season progresses if they wish to fulfil their targets.
Before facing Liverpool, Southampton, Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur in September, Man United will conclude the month of August with Saturday's trip to Brighton and will endeavour to win their first two games in a Premier League season for the first time since 2017-18.
Success is not a given at the Amex Stadium, though, as the Red Devils have lost 43% of their previous 14 Premier League encounters with the Seagulls - their highest loss rate against any opponent in the division's history.
For the Red Devils, Luke Shaw (calf), Tyrell Malacia (knee), Leny Yoro (foot) and Rasmus Hojlund (hamstring) all remain sidelined, as does Victor Lindelof who is nursing a toe injury.
Ten Hag could be tempted to stick with the same back four of Noussair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez and Diogo Dalot that kept a clean sheet against Fulham, but new signing Matthijs de Ligt will be pushing to make his full debut at centre-back at the expense of Maguire.
Zirkzee will likely be rewarded for scoring his first Man United goal as a substitute last time out with a start against Brighton, meaning Bruno Fernandes would drop back into his favoured number 10 role as Mason Mount takes a place on the substitutes' bench. Alejandro Garnacho.
