Manchester United aim to secure a place in the fourth round of the EFL Cup as they face Brighton at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening.
The Red Devils arrive at this fixture carrying frustration from a deeply controversial 1-0 defeat to Manchester City at the weekend.
Erling Haaland’s ‘goal’ was wrongly allowed to stand by the VAR team and it turned out to be the only goal of the game.
United’s performance against ten-man City drew criticism, and manager Michael Carrick will be demanding a significant improvement in this cup tie.
Carrick has responded by making eight changes to the starting lineup, with Karl Darlow coming in to replace Senne Lammens between the posts.
Diogo Dalot retains his place at right-back, but the rest of the defence is overhauled with Ayden Heaven, Leny Yoro, and Noussair Mazraoui all coming in.
In midfield, Youri Tielemans keeps his place while Andrey Santos is recalled to partner him, with Kobbie Mainoo dropping to the bench.
Captain Bruno Fernandes is given a rest as Mason Mount is recalled, and youngster Shea Lacey gets another opportunity to impress in the wide areas.
Benjamin Sesko is also recalled to lead the attack alongside Marcus Rashford, who retains his spot, with Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo making way.
Brighton also name a rotated side, with Luke Steele starting in goal and Luka Vuskovic lining up in defence for the visitors.
Jaouen Hadjam gets a run-out in midfield for Brighton, while Charalampos Kostoulas is tasked with leading the line up front at Old Trafford.
Man Utd name the following eleven: Darlow, Dalot, Heaven, Yoro, Mazraoui, Tielemans, Andrey Santos, Mount, Lacey, Sesko, Rashford.
United’s substitutes include Lammens, Amass, Maguire, Fernandes, Mainoo, T Fletcher, Cunha, Mbeumo, and Zirkzee on the bench.
Brighton line up as follows: Steele, Struijk, Vuskovic, Boscagli, Costinha, Gross, Andres, Hadjam, Yalcouye, O’Riley, Kostoulas.
The Brighton bench reads: Verbruggen, Dunk, Rutter, Promise, Osman, Kadioglu, Gomez, Ayari, and De Cuyper as both sides prepare for this EFL Cup clash.
