The FA Cup semi-finale between Manchester United and Brighton, which took place on April 23, was everything fans expected and more. With a final score of 0/0, It took seven penalties for Manchester United to finally get rid of Brighton and move on to the final against Manchester City. Here is what we can expect from their next match, which will take place on May 24.
A Look at Where Each Team stands
Manchester United
Man Utd is doing well, standing at the number three position of the Premier League, equal to Newcastle, but having a game in-hand. It is fair to say that Manchester United is having a great season. Although they are not bound to catch-up either Manchester City or Arsenal, they are still in a great position to take part in the Champions League next year, as one of the top four teams of the Premier League. As per each football game, predicting the result is in high demand, and the fans look for the probability of winning the supported team or maybe for betting. Not for only this match but for every football match, Wincomarator can be a reference to check out the odds for the next game and every other team in the league, and the good news is that they will cover all the football predictions for this weekend.
However, their Europa League season ended abruptly in the quarter finals as they lost the second-leg of their matches against Sevilla 3/0, which provided a cumulative score of 5/2 for Sevilla. This would certainly have been a confidence booster, if they could have beaten a strong Sevilla team, which they could have applied to the rest of their season, in order to make sure that Newcastle and/or Tottenham don’t surpass them in the Premier League standings, before the end of the year. But they will now have to focus on the FA Cup and the Premier League.
Brighton
Standing in the number eight spot, one point lower than Liverpool but with two games in hand, Brighton has had a decent year as well. In fact, they stand only 10 points behind Manchester United. But more importantly, they have been playing well lately, with three wins in their last four Premier League games. Although they did lose against Tottenham on April 8, they made it up by beating Chelsea on the 15th, a team that is certainly having a down year, which they would love to forget as soon as possible.
Their presence in the semi-final of the FA Cup against Manchester United was certainly one of the major events for this team, in 2023. Being one of the final-four teams in this tournament is already an honor, but they almost made it all the way to the final, which would have been played against Manchester City.
Rumors are Currently linking the Two Teams
What makes it even more interesting regarding this semi-final, is that the two teams are actually talked about in the news, in regards to potential players leaving one team for another. That is because Casemiro and Christian Eriksen have not been available for Manchester United these last few weeks. The team needs to add more scoring depth, and journalists believe that they are looking at Moisés Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, in order to do the job. Will that motivate both teams even more?