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.
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.
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 Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte were withdrawn early in midweek with Ruben Amorim suggesting afterwards that this was due to fatigue.
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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