Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion: It's time for Mancunians to score a second goal and win

Manchester United play host to Brighton in a rescheduled match in round 18 of the EPL. The home side has a crisis in the second half. Will Rangnick be able to rectify the problem?

Since the start of the season, Manchester United have been mighty in the first halves before dropping back after the break. This has been the case in Ralf Rangnick's last three games. They lost to Middlesbrough in a penalty shoot-out in the FA Cup and drew Burnley and Southampton in the EPL. However, all the matches ended in the same 1:1 draw. The Red Devils are in fifth place in the Premier League with 40 points but have failed to return to the top four.

After a 1:3 defeat to Tottenham and an FA Cup exit, Brighton travelled to Watford. Graeme Potter's side managed to get back on the winning track in the FA Championship. In this encounter, the Seagulls beat the Hornets 2:0. At the moment, Brighton sits ninth on the EPL table. The club has 33 points.

Brighton has a seven-match winning streak, but it could be broken at Old Trafford. Firstly, MU is currently under a tremendous storm of criticism, and a win against Brighton could relieve the coach and the players. Second, a three-point win would give Manchester United fourth place in the table. Thirdly, Brighton has been one of the most comfortable opponents for the Red Devils in recent seasons, having secured a positive outcome in the previous six head-to-head games. Rangnick is likely to make a couple of lineup changes, with Telles and Elanga starting instead of Shaw and Rashford. We expect MU to manage still to score more than one goal this time, which will be the deciding factor in this encounter.