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Decent work from Zirkzee who wins the ball and tries to tee up Fernandes but it’s cleared away.

Yet again, United concede first. Plenty of time to turn this around though.

Or concede more…

Disaster for United but delirium for Brighton!

A long ball goes up to Mitoma who gets in-behind far too easily. He can score himself but opts to square it to Yankuba Minteh who beats Onana.

Dream start for the Seagulls!

Early chance for Brighton as the ball is whipped in for Danny Welbeck. The ex-United star is only a few yards out but it hits his chest and goes narrowly wide.

A very emotional moment at Old Trafford.

The game now gets underway. Peter Bankes is the referee.

Bruno Fernandes and Sir Alex Ferguson are among those to lay a wreath before a minutes applause in remembrance of Denis Law.

‘He was the best Scottish player of all time. He was a fantastic player,’ the former United manager said ahead of kick-off.

‘It is an interesting thing. Why did they call him ‘The King’? They had George Best and Bobby Charlton. But they called him The King.

‘I think it is something to do with the determination and will to win he showed every time he came onto the football field.

‘He was a really competitive human being, no matter what the game, that was always there. It was a natural thing for the supporters to associate with him and their king.’

Take Me Home, Country Roads rings out before several bagpipers lead the players out the tunnel as the tribute to Denis Law begins.

Just 10 minutes before the game gets underway.

Remember, the match is not on TV today but you can follow all the action right here!

Manchester United superfan Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler is at Old Trafford today and will show off his World Darts Championship trophy at half-time.

Asked for his score prediction, the 17-year-old said: ‘I am confident we will win!’

Despite trailing Brighton in the table, United are slight favourites for this match.

The Seagulls beat Ipswich away on Thursday but haven’t won back-to-back games on the road since the start of last season.

Here are the latest odds courtesy of Betway:

• Manchester United win – 6/5
• Draw – 12/5
• Brighton win – 11/5

Alan Shearer has provided his predictions for this weekend’s Premier League fixtures, telling Betfair he believes it will be honours even at Old Trafford:

‘I’m not sure Man United can afford to sit deep against Brighton at home. Brighton are a good team, albeit they’ve not had the results like they did early on, but I think they’ll go and get a draw there.

‘I think they’ll have enough to get something out of the game, because I’m not convinced United’s system will work against Brighton.’

After a difficult start, Joshua Zirkzee is beginning to find his feet in the Premier League and is in the XI ahead of the struggling Rasmus Hojlund.

But he could have been suspended for this clash after making a lewd gesture while celebrating the win over Southampton in midweek.

Thankfully for United, the forward has escaped a ban, with the FA releasing a statement on the matter yesterday:

So just the two changes for United, with Rasmus Hojlund and Lisandro Martinez making way for Joshua Zirkzee and Harry Maguire.

Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia are all on the bench amid rumours they will leave Old Trafford in January.

The young Argentine has been linked with Napoli and Chelsea…

Brighton starting XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupiñán, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Joao Pedro, Mitoma, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, McConville, March, Gomez, Enciso, Adingra, Rutter

Man Utd starting XI: Onana, Yoro, De Ligt, Maguire, Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot, Amad, Fernandes, Zirkzee

Subs: Bayindir, Martinez, Malacia, Casemiro, Collyer, Eriksen, Antony, Garnacho, Hojlund

Ahead of kick-off, Manchester United will pay tribute to one of their greatest ever players, Denis Law, who passed away on Friday at the age of 84.

Fans have been leaving flowers and tributes to the Scotland legend outside Old Trafford at the United Trinity Statue where Law is celebrated alongside George Best and Bobby Charlton

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today’s Premier League clash between Manchester United and Brighton.

Both sides are looking to keeper their unbeaten runs going at Old Trafford in what should be an entertaining encounter.

The all-important team news will be out in just 15 minutes…