Amad Diallo has rescued Manchester United with a late 12-minute hat trick to earn a 3-1 win over last-place Southampton in the Premier League.

But these next three games, at home against Southampton, Brighton, and Rangers, are a very different test for them compared to their trips to Emirates Stadium and Anfield in the past week.

Back-to-back games against Manchester City and Liverpool have knocked confidence but the players must brush off these two heavy defeats and focus on the task in hand. Southampton will not be easy, no games at this level are.

The club have endured streaks without victories before and still thrived, with Fabian Hurzeler reassured by performances in this latest run

Diogo Dalot is back available after serving a one match suspension for Manchester United, while Luke Shaw is closing in on a return from his latest injury setback. Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte were withdrawn early in midweek with Ruben Amorim suggesting afterwards that this was due to fatigue.

Amad's first professional hat-trick spared United's blushes at Old Trafford as they came back to beat Southampton

For Fabian Hurtzeler, while his Brighton side have performed well, he'll also be figuring out how to pick apart Manchester United's defense in an effort to make sure that his Seagulls don't rack up more draws during this season.

Manchester United welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday, as the Red Devils seek to clinch back-to-back league wins.

Man United vs Brighton is scheduled for a 2pm GMT kick-off time on today, Sunday January 19, 2025. Old Trafford in Manchester will host. TV channel and live stream: The game will not be shown live in the UK, with the match taking place on Sunday due to both teams playing on Thursday.

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Amad Diallo has rescued Manchester United with a late 12-minute hat trick to earn a 3-1 win over last-place Southampton in the Premier League

The 19-year-old forward, signed a year ago from Southampton, played 24 games and scored four goals for Exeter after joining them at the start of the season. He was dubbed James Ward-Prowse’s ...