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Manchester United take on Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford in yet another huge match in the Premier League.

The two sides have played one another 35 times with United coming out on top on 21 occasions.

They have lost nine times with there being five draws in history.

Here are three storylines to look forward to during the match.

Bogey team

United got a rather big monkey off their back last week when they defeated Liverpool at Anfield.

Their record against Brighton is even worse over the years.

The BBC report that, “Manchester United have lost six of their last seven league games against Brighton, only winning one.

This is “double the amount they’d lost against them in their first 17 league meetings”, which included 12 wins.

What’s more, Brighton have won their last three league visits to Old Trafford, with Manchester City being the last team to be on such a streak winning five consecutive matches between 1968 and 1972.

Expect goals

Nonetheless, in spite of Brighton’s dominance in this fixture lately, they do concede goals.

“Brighton have kept just one clean sheet in their last 20 Premier League games, a 2-0 win at...